2026 · AI · Freedom of Expression · Human Rights · Personality Rights · Publicity Rights

AI and Personality/Publicity Rights in the UK

On the 18th of March 2026, the UK government published its much awaited report on copyright and artificial intelligence. In the report, the government essentially decided to adopt a ‘wait and see’ approach to several of the issues raised by the interface between AI and copyright law. However, in this short essay, I want to… Continue reading AI and Personality/Publicity Rights in the UK

2025 · China · European Union · FRAND · Patents · SEPs · Territoriality · TRIPS Agreement · United Kingdom

EU vs. China (Part 2): Worldwide Licensing Terms for SEPs

This is a brief follow-up to my previous post on the dispute between the EU and China concerning standard essential patents (SEPs). In that post, I discussed how the dispute regarding anti-suit injunctions (ASI) was resolved by Arbitrators at the WTO. In this post, I will be focusing on another aspect of the dispute between… Continue reading EU vs. China (Part 2): Worldwide Licensing Terms for SEPs

2021 · Brexit · European Union · Intellectual Property · International Intellectual Property Law · TRIPS Agreement · United Kingdom

Intellectual Property in the EU-UK (Brexit) Trade and Cooperation Agreement

Happy new year to you, dear reader. So, I have had the chance to quickly look through the intellectual property provisions of the EU-UK Trade & Cooperation Agreement (TCA). I read the version of the TCA that is available on the UK government’s website here dated 24 December 2020. The analysis below is based on… Continue reading Intellectual Property in the EU-UK (Brexit) Trade and Cooperation Agreement