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If you want to learn about artificial intelligence and its impact on fashion please join us at the London lecture of The Chartered Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys on 6th June 2024, when I, together with my colleague Suzan Moss and Jack Kenny of ASOS will be presenting on the subject.

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What was the day when Rihanna’s trainers 👟inadvertently destroyed the validity of a Community Design Registration for Puma?The 24th episode of the #FashionablyIP podcast is out now! Myselfandmy colleague Rebecca Field (nee Tilbury) will discuss the 16th December 2014, that infamous day, well for Puma, when what footwear Rihanna was wearing in three images shared on Instagram inadvertently destroyed the validity of a Community Design Registration for those trainers in the name of Puma SE.A recent decision of the General Court of the European Union has upheld previous decisions of the EUIPO to cancel the said Community Design Registration. 📢Spotify: https://lnkd.in/eDWmahEE 📢 Apple Podcasts: https://lnkd.in/erDAdZ22 Please do rate the podcast on the various platforms and follow direct, as you will get a notification of a new episode immediately on uploading in future. #FashionablyIP #HGF #fashion #intellectualproperty #designs #ip #trainers #novelty

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Well I didn't win UK Trademark Attorney of the Year last night at the Managing IP Intellectual Property Awards, but in contrast to Terry Malloy played by Marlon Brandon in 'On the Waterfront', I was at least a contender in being nominated, and had my name on the big screen. I also didn't get a one way ticket to Palookaville.Congratulations to all the other nominees in my category and in other categories, and the eventual winners at the awards ceremony last night, notably Marie Walsh and Caroline Pigott of HGF Limited who won their categories, and Emma Pitcher of Boult Wade Tennant, who was crowned 'UK Trademark Attorney of the Year' in my category.The awards HGF won can be found here: https://lnkd.in/ef4MkBFD We had a total of 17 nominations on the night.Full list of winners here: https://lnkd.in/e5JiUv9FFor those who don't understand the multiple film references above, click here: https://lnkd.in/eiDm-UT2. #IntellectualProperty #MIP #ManagingIPAwards #MIPEMEA2024

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Good to talk to the Business Members Group ('BMG') of the Chartered Trading Standards Institute in Manchester on lookalike products with Emma Pallisterand Melissa Buamah. We spoke of the Thatcher’s Lemon Cider (trade marks and passing off), M&S Gin (designs) and Colin The Caterpillar (trade marks, passing off and the importance of PR) cases. All with varying degrees of success for the IP rights holders in each case.

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Just finished reading ‘Manchester Unspun: pop, property and power in the original modern city’ by Andrew Spinoza. I would highly recommend it. Very well written, interspersed with some great insight and anecdotes on the major characters operating in the city, many born outside the city, including the author.Excellent read for anyone interested in how the city of Manchester came from the first modern industrial city, where the Industrial Revolution was born, through the decline of the 60s and 70s and then to the renaissance of the city built on its unique musical and sporting scene and history, how some of those musical and sporting characters became major forces in property development in the city, how the city government was far sighted, at sometimes controversial, at playing the national government funding game and opening the city to the world again. The redevelopment of the city now has a life of its own, with towers and developments springing up across the city, a city which at least based on pre-pandemic figures was the fastest growing city in Europe.‘The original modern city’ is ultimately a marketing slogan based on the ‘original modern’ design theme of Peter Saville, who designed the iconic early record sleeves of Factory Records, who were behind bands such as Joy Division and New Order, and who effectively funded the Hacienda, which some argue was the basis for the cultural and economic renaissance of the city. To quote Peter Saville from the book:’It is not the most beautiful or has the best climate, but it has addressed the challenge of the world in the modern era and that is the essence of Manchester.’The book even includes a page on a trade mark dispute, so I stuck to my general rule of only posting on Manchester and a very little bit of IP 😀 Buy the book below and it can be found in all good bookstores:

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Voice assistants, such as Amazon’s Alexa, have yet to become the gateway to retailing and the purchasing of goods. Could that change with the rise of Generative AI illustrated by the possible development of a voice assistant by OpenAI?If there is a new search platform or gatekeeper to market branded goods that impacts trade mark law.Link to a relative recent article on the potential impact of AI chatbots on trade mark law in the INTA Bulletin:https://lnkd.in/dpMW6hADhttps://lnkd.in/e68zYwWp

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My colleagues Rebecca Field (nee Tilbury) and Suzan Moss and myself will be conducting a seminar entitled "Intellectual Property, Fashion Branding & Design - Tricky Issues & Recent Case Law" in conjunction with MBL Seminars Ltd on Thursday 11th July 2024 in London.This is full day course will explore the intellectual property rights which apply to the key aspects of fashion branding and design.The course will examine the more recent cases concerning aspects of colour, shape, patterns, and position in the world of fashion to answer the question ‘how are certain aspects of fashion branding and design protected under IP law?’It will also delve into issues applicable to the world of fashion such as the use and protection of designer names, parody fashion brands and fashion heritage brands.Cases referenced will include those covering well-known names in fashion such as Elizabeth Emanuel, Karen Millen, Christian Louboutin, Prada, Christian Dior and Louis Vuitton.This course will cover the following:Protecting colour in the world of fashionProtecting shapesProtecting patterns and position trade marksProtection of designer namesFashion parody trade marksFashion heritage brandsFurther details on the seminar and how to book are below. Please note there is a charge to attend.

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Patronus AI Launches Solution to Detect Copyrighted Content Generated by Generative AI Large Language Models (LLMs).As part of the launch Patronus AI’s new detection application, CopyrightCatcher, the extent of copyright material being used by LLM models such as OpenAI’s GPT-4, Anthropic’s Claude 2, Meta’s Llama 2 and Mistral AI’s Mixtral, was shown.

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My colleague Suzan Moss and myself will be speaking at the The Chartered Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys London Lecture on Thursday 6th June 2024. We will be speaking on the impact of artificial intelligence on IP law in the world of fashion. We will be joined by fellow Chartered Trade Mark Attorney Jack Kenny from ASOS who will provide the inhouse perspective. Using the world of fashion, the lecture will delve into one of today’s key issues for the profession: what does AI mean for IP?Setting out the key developments in this area and reflecting on potential future changes, the lecture will offer you confidence and high-level insight for navigating your clients’ concerns and ideas. In particular, the lecture will explore generative AI, creativity in the word of AI and fashion, AI infringement issues and liability, and online search. Using fashion as a case study, it will set out questions relevant across all industries.This lecture supports skill set 2.8 online monitoring and enforcement of theAdvanced Competency Framework.Learning outcomesUnderstand current positions on how or when AI can own IP rights.Explore the challenges related to IP infringement by AI.Explore what generative AI could mean for online search platforms such as Google and Bing.Finally if you have not been persuaded to attend by the above following the lecture, discuss what you've learned and widen your network at a complimentary drinks reception, kindly hosted by Allen & Overy. The lecture is being held at the London Office of Allen & Overy at One Bishops Square, London, E1 6AD.Remember Thursday is the new Friday and not only is there a drinks reception, you will hopefully learn a bit about AI and fashion along the way.Programme5pm - Registration5.30pm - Lecture6.30pm - Drinks reception7.30pm - ClosePlease book below. The lecture is free for CITMA members and £ 40 otherwise.#artificialintelligence #fashion #ip #intellectualproperty #ai

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