Intellectual property

It may not have delivered an all-singing, all-dancing answer on AI & copyright infringement, but Getty Images v Stability AI shows the story is only just beginning, writes Emma Kennaugh-Gallagher

Getty Images v Stability AI Ltd [2025] EWHC 2863 (Ch) was a landmark test of how UK law applies to AI training—but does it leave key questions unanswered, asks Emma Kennaugh-Gallagher of Mewburn Ellis in NLJ this week

Intellectual property lawyers have expressed disappointment a ground-breaking claim on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) ended with no precedent being set

Lawyers can no longer afford to ignore the metaverse, says Jacqueline Watts of Allin1 Advisory in this week's NLJ. Far from being a passing tech fad, virtual platforms like Roblox host thriving economies and social interactions, raising real legal issues

As virtual worlds continue to expand, so do the avenues for legal disputes within them: Jacqueline Watts explains why lawyers should get to grips with the metaverse

The Intellectual Property Office (IPO) is considering introducing a special licensing track and specialist pre-action protocols for standard essential patents (SEPs)

Writing in NLJ this week, Ben Travers of Foot Anstey examines the unresolved legal tensions at the heart of AI-generated content, following the high-profile Getty v Stability AI case. Although the primary copyright claim was dropped, Travers argues the core issues remain: can AI be trained on copyrighted material without permission, and who owns the output?

There is a clear tension between how users think they want to interact with AI & what the law actually says about how they can do so, says Ben Travers

Model Katie Price, formerly known as Jordan, is reported to have become the first British celebrity to trademark her own artificial intelligence (AI) image

Copyright law will need a strong stomach to keep up with the web scrapers, writes Paul Schwartfeger