The company behind generative artificial intelligence model Stable Diffusion asked a London judge Wednesday to throw out what it says is Getty Images' fresh pleadings that it infringed its intellectual property during development and training, saying the document inflicts on the defendant a copious workload as the clock ticks down to the summer trial.
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Stability AI Says Getty's Late-Stage Filings 'Intolerable'

By Alex Baldwin

The company behind generative artificial intelligence model Stable Diffusion asked a London judge Wednesday to throw out what it says is Getty Images' fresh pleadings that it infringed its intellectual property during development and training, saying the document inflicts on the defendant a copious workload as the clock ticks down to the summer trial.

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Lufthansa Gets $5M Interest Bump Over Patent Infringement 

By Hanna Vioque

A London judge on Wednesday ordered a Panasonic unit and two aircraft hardware manufacturers to pay Lufthansa over $5 million in interest for selling in-flight charging systems that infringed its patented technology. 

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Philip Morris Beats Attack By BAT Unit On E-Cigarette Patent

By Hanna Vioque

European appellate officials have granted Philip Morris a patent over special cartridges used in electronic cigarettes, ruling that a British American Tobacco unit couldn't prove that the technology was obvious in the latest dispute between the two giant tobacco rivals. 

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LITIGATION

'Vagisan' Too Close To 'Vagisil' For EU Pharma TM, Court Says

By Tabitha Burbidge

A German pharmaceutical company has failed to revive its efforts to get a trademark for "Vagisan" in the European Union because of its likeness to rival feminine health product "Vagisil."

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Calvin Klein Blocks Look-Alike 'CK' Eyewear Trademark

By Tabitha Burbidge

Calvin Klein has blocked a Chinese eyewear company's "CK" trademark, with European officials concluding that the brand's lettering mark was so similar in style to Calvin Klein's trademark that consumers could mistake it for a variation.

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