Rightsholders have a clearer path to pursue copyright infringement claims for digital works imported into the U.K. after the High Court's landmark decision in Getty Images' copyright claim against Stability AI, lawyers say, but the decision is likely to leave creatives feeling unable to crack down on artificial intelligence.
Rightsholders have a clearer path to pursue copyright infringement claims for digital works imported into the U.K. after the High Court's landmark decision in Getty Images' copyright claim against Stability AI, lawyers say, but the decision is likely to leave creatives feeling unable to crack down on artificial intelligence.
A medical devices maker has failed to overturn a court order that stops it infringing a rival's patent over a braided device used in the heart, as an appellate panel found it had not pointed to any manifest errors in the original decision.
Philip Morris has failed in its bid to nix a BAT subsidiary's patent covering a vaping device, with European officials ruling that scientists at the time wouldn't have thought of creating a latch system that allows for smoother detachment of two key components.
Skechers has lost its bid to register a position trademark on a sports shoe after European officials ruled that shoppers would not see the triangle-like elements on the heel and think it said something about the manufacturer.
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP has hired an intellectual property expert as a partner in London as the firm looks to continue growing its U.K. practice.
