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The IP Brief - March 2025

2 months ago | lexology.com | David Ives |Duncan J. Blaikie |Laura Houston |Rob Sumroy |Richard McDonnell |Richard Barker

COPYRIGHTCopyright and AI - Key updates There has been a lot happening over the last few months in the sphere of copyright and AI. UK consultation on copyright and AIIn the UK, the main headline is that, just before Christmas, the UK government launched its promised consultation on AI and copyright. That consultation, which recently closed on 25 February, is relatively far reaching, covering a number of important topics.
Copyright, general purpose AI and the EU AI Act – insights from the second draft of the GPAI Code (via Passle)

Jan 8, 2025 | thelens.slaughterandmay.com | Richard Barker

The second draft of the EU’s General Purpose AI Code of Practice (GPAI Code) was published shortly before Christmas. Whilst it is very much still a working draft, it provides helpful insight into what may be expected of providers of general purpose AI (GPAI) models in order to comply with their copyright related obligations under Article 53 of the EU AI Act.
DMCC Act seeks to make consumer protection fit for the digital age (via Passle)

Nov 21, 2024 | thelens.slaughterandmay.com | Richard Barker

The UK Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 (DMCC Act) received Royal Assent on 24 May 2024, bringing in long-anticipated reforms to UK competition and consumer protection laws which are aimed at forging a UK regulatory framework fit for the digital age. The DMCC Act’s new digital markets regime has received much attention over recent months. But what have received less attention are the separate consumer protection reforms within the DMCC Act.
Lincolnshire Emergency Blood Bike Service and the support of NLG Hessle

Jul 31, 2024 | lincolnshireworld.com | Richard Barker

Watch more of our videos on Shots! and live on Freeview channel 276 Visit Shots! now Based in Hessle, Hull, the owners of NLG who are major suppliers to the NHS and UK health care have supported LEBBS by allowing us to use their conference room to run induction courses, supporting our seasonal Blood Spot Runs, and now sponsored the Skoda Octavia which will be used not only for operational duties but also for supporting events and shows The NLG sponsored Skoda carries the name "Tim R" after...
Amazon in the firing line as UK Supreme Court tackles targeting

Mar 20, 2024 | lexology.com | Richard Barker

The UK Supreme Court has confirmed that Amazon infringed Lifestyle Equities’ UK and EU trade marks by offering for sale certain third party goods to UK consumers through its US website, Amazon.com. This is the first time that the Supreme Court has considered targeting in a trade mark infringement context and so this decision will be of material interest to those selling online – particularly where goods are marketed across borders.
Get Ready for More Transparent Sustainability Reporting - Tribune Content Agency

Dec 12, 2023 | tribunecontentagency.com | Richard Barker

Richard Barker is a full-time member of the International Sustainability Standards Board, on leave from the University of Oxford’s Saïd Business School. This article expresses the personal views of the author, not the official positions of the ISSB. Rigorous sustainability-related financial disclosure is coming. The era of inconsistent, voluntary disclosure is giving way to mandatory reporting — but don’t treat this regulatory revolution as simply an exercise in compliance.
Get Ready for More Transparent Sustainability Reporting

Dec 12, 2023 | sloanreview.mit.edu | Richard Barker

Magazine Winter 2024 Issue Get Ready for More Transparent Sustainability Reporting Mandatory disclosures will give investors and other stakeholders a clearer picture of the future of your business. What story does yours tell? Rigorous sustainability-related financial disclosure is coming.
US Data & Trust Alliance announce first cross-industry standards for data provenance

Dec 8, 2023 | lexology.com | Richard Barker

As AI continues to dominate the headlines, one word that is consistently cropping up is “transparency” - particularly in relation to the origin of data sets that have been used to train AI systems.
NFTs: CMS Committee highlights scale of potential copyright infringement

Nov 28, 2023 | lexology.com | Richard Barker

Last year, NFTs were everywhere and IP lawyers across the country were grappling to understand their potential impact on IP rights. This year, we’ve heard very little about them. Until now. A few weeks ago, the House of Commons Culture, Media and Sport (“CMS”) Committee published a report entitled “NFTs and the Blockchain: the risks to sport and culture”.
Training Generative AI: Update in Progress

Sep 25, 2023 | lexology.com | Richard Barker

As AI continues to develop, and more and more people become familiar with generative AI and its potential uses, the debate over how to balance the rights of AI developers and IP rightsholders continues to rage on. With players on both sides of the debate, as well as Governments across the world, having differing views on the best way forward, it is proving a difficult nut to crack.