IP-Fälle und Artikel
Roadget v Whaleco: intermediary liability and the temporary copies exception
In Roadget Business Pte Ltd v Whaleco UK Ltd (Shein v Temu), the High Court dismissed Shein’s copyright infringement claims concerning photographs appearing on Temu’s UK marketplace. The decision provides useful guidance on the temporary copies exception under s.28A of…
Business and Property Division of the High Court established: BPD replaces Chancery Division of the High Court
The structure of the UK High Court has been modernised by the recent establishment of the Business and Property Division (BPD). Since the start of October 2026, the BPD has combined the Business and Property Courts, which previously sat across…
IPEC insights: Charles And Ivy Ltd v Chelsea Supplies - reasonable licence fees, flagrancy and additional damages for copyright infringement
A recent copyright decision provides useful guidance on assessing a reasonable licence fee and when additional damages may be justified.
The big bad Wolfoo? Peppa Pig’s near global injunction: why direct and specific argumentation is key
Hasbro, owner of the Peppa Pig franchise, was recently successful in a summary judgment for copyright infringement against the Vietnamese producers of Wolfoo, an animated children’s YouTube series.
IPEC insights: Tipping v Smith – pricing the hypothetical licence in a damages inquiry
In Tipping v Smith, the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court (IPEC) awarded damages of £56,850 to the successful claimant on the basis that the parties would have agreed a notional licence fee of £37.50 per social media post. The decision also…
Beyond the magic potion: protecting fictional characters in IP law
The General Court’s recent OBELIX decision is not a simple dispute over a trade mark for military goods. It serves as a timely reminder that successful fictional characters can enjoy protection through multiple layers of intellectual property law, extending well…
AI output and copyright infringement: protection regarding an AI-generated image of real photograph (Underwater Dog)
An AI-generated image based on a real photograph as a model does not automatically constitute copyright infringement (decision of 02 April 2026, I-20 W2/26, OLG Düsseldorf). The court also clarified the requirements an AI-generated image must meet to enjoy copyright…
Developments in AI licensing: what the Disney-OpenAI deal would have meant
As tensions between artificial intelligence (AI) developers and IP rights holders start to shape the future of creative industries, high-profile partnerships have begun to signal how such competing interests may be reconciled. The recently-scrapped deal between Disney and OpenAI attracted…
Design meets copyright: Mio & Konektra reshapes EU protection for works of applied art
On 04 December 2025, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) in the joined cases of Mio and Konektra revisited the core principles of EU copyright law in the context of furniture design. Addressing subsistence and infringement, the…
When being the perfect secretary is not enough: no title protection for Miss Moneypenny
In a dispute over whether “Miss Moneypenny” or simply “Moneypenny” can be protected as a work title, the Bundesgerichtshof (German Federal Court of Justice, BGH) has clarified the requirements for protecting fictional characters as such.
Honey, I modified the cooker! Court of Appeal explores trade mark exhaustion and copyright in design drawings
UK Innovations Group (UKIG) sold refurbished and electrified second-hand AGA cookers that had been converted using their “eControl” technology. At first instance in the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court (IPEC), AGA Rangemaster Group (AGA) alleged trade mark and copyright infringement.
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