AI authors – what a US lawsuit could mean for UK IP law

AI authors – what a US lawsuit could mean for UK IP law

Published In a ground-breaking US lawsuit, authors Mona Awad and Paul Tremblay have sued OpenAI for copyright infringement, accusing the AI company of ‘training’ its language model on ChatGPT using the authors’ copyrighted works without permission. This legal action...
Qatar implements the GCC Trademark Law

Qatar implements the GCC Trademark Law

Published Effective August 10, 2023, and based on Ministerial Decree No. 56 of 2023, Qatar is adopting the Gulf Corporation Council (GCC) Trademark Law and its Implementing Regulations, replacing its current Trademark Law (Law No. 9 of 2002 with respect to Trademarks,...
UK Government publishes transformation consultation response

UK Government publishes transformation consultation response

Published The UK government has published its response to the transformation consultation which ran in late 2022 and ended on 6 January this year. The government sought views on a number of changes related to the Intellectual Property Office’s (IPO) new digital...
Rouse grows leadership with two new Principal appointments

Rouse grows leadership with two new Principal appointments

Published The two appointments mark a continued commitment to global growth and development LONDON, August 7 2023: Leading International IP services business Rouse today announces two new Principal promotions – James Godefroy and Stina Pilotti – across its China and...
Hands down in BoA case with rejection of emoji application

Hands down in BoA case with rejection of emoji application

Published The Board of Appeal (BoA) has upheld the EUIPO examiner’s decision to reject EUTM Application No. 18622650 for the contested sign below due to a lack of distinctive character (Article 7(1)(b) EUTMR) for all the services applied for, namely, various...

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