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From the Oche to the IPO: can a face function as a trade mark?

The authors wish to thank Jonathan Mason for his contributions to this post. In early March, the darts phenomenon and reigning World Champion, Luke Littler, applied to the UK Intellectual Property Office (“IPO”) to register his face as a trade mark in the UK across a variety of different categories from the obvious (class 9 … Continue Reading

Implied termination rights in long-term contracts: why clear drafting matters

An “indefinite” term may not actually mean forever after all. A recent Court of Appeal decision now confirms that even where one party believed a contract was intended to run forever, a court may imply a right to terminate on reasonable notice if no express termination clause exists, if one party later seeks to exit. … Continue Reading

Getty Images (US) Inc (and others) v Stability AI Limited. Input: Getty Images v Stability AI. Output: Continued Uncertainty.

On 4 November 2025 the UK High Court handed down its judgment in the case of Getty Images (US) Inc (and others) v Stability AI Limited [2025] EWHC 2863 (Ch) [High Court Judgment Template]. The case concerned the training, development and deployment of Stability AI’s “Stable Diffusion” generative AI model and, as one of the … Continue Reading
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