https://s1-uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/WLN-PLCUK-SC_2605.1.2002/productViews/plcuk/Legal updateshttps://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.comIP & IThttps://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I68449da3640011f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I68449da3640011f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Tue, 09 Jun 2026 00:00:00 CDTOn 9 June 2026, the European Commission announced that it has decided to impose interim measures on Meta to prevent serious and irreparable harm to competition as a result of Meta's policy in relation to third party AI assistants' access to WhatsApp.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I68449da3640011f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I1f4ec4f05ff411f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I1f4ec4f05ff411f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Fri, 05 Jun 2026 00:00:00 CDTThe European Commission, on 3 June 2026, adopted a proposal for a new EU cloud computing sovereignty framework, as part of its proposed Cloud and AI Development Act. The framework will create a set of practical criteria that cloud service providers will need to meet when providing services to the EU public sector and, potentially, beyond.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I1f4ec4f05ff411f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I246007585fe811f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I246007585fe811f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Fri, 05 Jun 2026 00:00:00 CDTIn Kodak GmbH and others v Fujifilm Corporation, UPC_CoA_312/2025, UPC_CoA_333/2025, UPC_CoA_880/2025, UPC_CoA_882/2025, the Court of Appeal of the Unified Patent Court set aside infringement findings of the Mannheim Local Division, holding the patent valid but finding no infringement, and in the case of the German designation, due to a private prior use right.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I246007585fe811f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I23bca0f75f4211f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I23bca0f75f4211f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Thu, 04 Jun 2026 00:00:00 CDTOn 2 June 2026, the judiciary published a joint announcement from the Lady Chief Justice and the Lord Chancellor confirming the establishment of a new Business and Property Division of the High Court. Under the plans, the new division will replace the Chancery Division and stand alongside the King's Bench and Family Divisions.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I23bca0f75f4211f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Id5a2e7005f5f11f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Id5a2e7005f5f11f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Thu, 04 Jun 2026 00:00:00 CDTThe European Commission, on 3 June 2026, adopted the European Technological Sovereignty Package, which is a set of measures to strengthen Europe's capacity in semiconductors, artificial intelligence (AI), cloud and open source.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Id5a2e7005f5f11f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I281640835f5911f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I281640835f5911f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Thu, 04 Jun 2026 00:00:00 CDTThe European Commission, on 3 June 2026, adopted a proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a framework of measures for strengthening Europe's cloud and AI ecosystem (Cloud and AI Development Act) (COM(2026)502) (procedure 2026/0138(COD)).https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I281640835f5911f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I362e8d8a5f8711f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I362e8d8a5f8711f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Thu, 04 Jun 2026 00:00:00 CDTThe European Commission, on 3 June 2026, adopted a Communication on European Tech Sovereignty, accompanied by an EU Open Source Strategy.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I362e8d8a5f8711f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I640cc8eb5f6111f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I640cc8eb5f6111f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Thu, 04 Jun 2026 00:00:00 CDTThe Sporting Events Bill has had its second reading in the House of Lords.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I640cc8eb5f6111f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I75f8fc535db911f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I75f8fc535db911f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Tue, 02 Jun 2026 00:00:00 CDTThe European Commission has announced the appointment of a Scientific Panel and an Advisory Forum to support enforcement of the EU AI Act.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I75f8fc535db911f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I963877ab5a8c11f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I963877ab5a8c11f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Mon, 01 Jun 2026 00:00:00 CDTWe have published a new practice note on applying for an international trade mark registration from the UK.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I963877ab5a8c11f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Iac9061d0591311f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Iac9061d0591311f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Fri, 29 May 2026 00:00:00 CDTWe have published Standard document, Cloud service level agreement.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Iac9061d0591311f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I7b340c425ab311f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I7b340c425ab311f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Fri, 29 May 2026 00:00:00 CDTIn Cork and another v Smith [2026] EWHC 1199 (Ch), the court publicly admonished a law firm and two of its supervising solicitors after two letters which contained misleading AI-generated material, including hallucinated statutory text, were submitted to the court in connection with an insolvency application. Having applied the guidance in R (Ayinde) v Haringey LBC [2025] EWHC 1383 (Admin), the judge concluded that public admonishment in his judgment, together with the firm's self-referral to the SRA, was an appropriate response.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I7b340c425ab311f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I619285935b2e11f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I619285935b2e11f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Fri, 29 May 2026 00:00:00 CDTIn Aviator LLC and others v Spribe Oü and others [2026] EWHC 1216 (Ch), the High Court held that under the Rome II Regulation on the law applicable to non-contractual obligations (Regulation (EC) 864/2007), the preclusive effect of a foreign judgment on claims for infringement of intellectual property rights governed by foreign law is determined by the relevant foreign law, not English law as the law of the forum. This is the first authority on this issue.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I619285935b2e11f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I56cd5e505a7c11f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I56cd5e505a7c11f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Fri, 29 May 2026 00:00:00 CDTPractical Law provides free training on how to use Practical Law more effectively. This is available in a variety of formats, including live webinars and training videos.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I56cd5e505a7c11f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I56cd16865a7c11f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I56cd16865a7c11f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Thu, 28 May 2026 00:00:00 CDTPLC Magazine articles are available online. The June 2026 edition includes an article that may be of interest to IP&IT subscribers.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I56cd16865a7c11f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I8a86b04959d311f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I8a86b04959d311f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Wed, 27 May 2026 00:00:00 CDTIn Shorts International Ltd v Google LLC [2026] EWCA Civ 668, the Court of Appeal unanimously upheld the High Court's decision that Google's use of the word "Shorts" for its YouTube Shorts service did not infringe the appellant's registered trade marks. The court also upheld a declaration of partial invalidity of the appellant's word mark SHORTSTV.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I8a86b04959d311f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I36393e9c58e911f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I36393e9c58e911f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Wed, 27 May 2026 00:00:00 CDTWe have published Practice note, Litigating and defending claims following a cyber incident or data breach by Stephenson Harwood LLP.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I36393e9c58e911f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I68128f2557ec11f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I68128f2557ec11f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Tue, 26 May 2026 00:00:00 CDTWe have published an article highlighting what's on the agenda for in-house lawyers in June 2026.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I68128f2557ec11f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I99493a2a529a11f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I99493a2a529a11f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Thu, 21 May 2026 00:00:00 CDTOn 14 May 2026, the Sporting Events Bill was introduced into Parliament. The Bill is intended to create a common legislative framework that can be applied, by regulations, to future major international sporting events to be hosted in the UK (or a part of it) without the need for additional, event-specific primary legislation. The proposed provisions include restrictions designed to protect against ambush marketing by unauthorised association with the event, ticket touting, and unauthorised trading or advertising around sporting event locations.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I99493a2a529a11f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ibe09ebb453ab11f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ibe09ebb453ab11f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Wed, 20 May 2026 00:00:00 CDTThe European Commission has launched a consultation on draft guidelines for the classification of high-risk AI systems to support providers, deployers and market surveillance authorities in assessing whether an AI system should be classified as high-risk under Article 6 of the EU AI Act.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ibe09ebb453ab11f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ib1cf0d12538411f18619811f89168d29/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ib1cf0d12538411f18619811f89168d29/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Wed, 20 May 2026 00:00:00 CDTIn Novo Nordisk A/S and another v British Telecommunications plc and others [2026] EWHC 1094 (Ch), the High Court granted a website-blocking injunction against four websites selling counterfeit and unlicensed prescription-only medicines to UK consumers based on trade mark infringement, passing off and criminal offences under the Human Medicines Regulations 2012. The judge said that this was understood to be the first such order concerning counterfeit prescription-only medicinal products.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ib1cf0d12538411f18619811f89168d29/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ie807fd1752c011f18619811f89168d29/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ie807fd1752c011f18619811f89168d29/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Tue, 19 May 2026 00:00:00 CDTIn Acer Inc v Nokia Technologies OY [2026] EWCA Civ 564, the Court of Appeal considered jurisdiction, case management stay and interim licence declarations in a dispute between implementers (Acer and ASUS) and a standard-essential patent (SEP) owner (Nokia) concerning licences to Nokia's codec SEP portfolio on reasonable and non-discriminatory (RAND) terms under the International Telecommunication Union Telecommunication Standardization Sector (ITU-T) regime.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ie807fd1752c011f18619811f89168d29/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I509d182f504611f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I509d182f504611f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Tue, 19 May 2026 00:00:00 CDTThe European Commission has launched a call for evidence to support the review of the Digital Copyright Directive ((EU) 2019/790), and to inform a potential targeted legislative initiative addressing copyright challenges related to AI, online piracy, the imbalance the EU faces regarding the "single equitable remuneration" due under EU law when the music of third country nationals is used in broadcasts or in public places in the EU, but certain third countries do not offer the same remuneration right, and scientific research.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I509d182f504611f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I99493f27529a11f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I99493f27529a11f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Tue, 19 May 2026 00:00:00 CDTOn 18 May 2026, HMRC published guidance on a targeted advance assurance service to enable eligible small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to request clarification on up to two specific complex or high-risk areas of a research and development (R&D) tax relief claim before making it.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I99493f27529a11f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/If4d71afe535411f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/If4d71afe535411f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Tue, 19 May 2026 00:00:00 CDTIn Acer Inc and another v Nokia Technologies OY [2026] EWCA Civ 604, the Court of Appeal unanimously held that a disputed term in Nokia's adjustable licence offers, requiring implementers to submit cross-licence disputes to arbitration, was not on RAND terms. The court made the case management stay conditional on Nokia excising that term.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/If4d71afe535411f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Icbf1e83252c411f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Icbf1e83252c411f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Tue, 19 May 2026 00:00:00 CDTIn easyGroup Ltd v Easyfeetstore OU and others [2026] EWHC 767 (IPEC), the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court dismissed easyGroup's claims of trade mark infringement under sections 10(2) and 10(3) of the Trade Marks Act 1994, as well as its claim for passing off and its application to invalidate the defendants' "Easyfeet" figurative trade mark. The court found no likelihood of confusion where the only similarity between the claimant's marks and the defendants' signs was the descriptive prefix "easy".https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Icbf1e83252c411f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I9949195d529a11f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I9949195d529a11f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Tue, 19 May 2026 00:00:00 CDTThe Council of Europe Framework Convention on Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law has been ratified by the European Union.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I9949195d529a11f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ie807d45f52c011f18619811f89168d29/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ie807d45f52c011f18619811f89168d29/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Mon, 18 May 2026 00:00:00 CDTThe inauguration of the Patent Mediation and Arbitration Centre (PMAC) of the Unified Patent Court (UPC) is set for 2 June 2026 in Ljubljana. The PMAC's Arbitration, Mediation and Expert Determination Rules have been formally adopted by the UPC Administrative Committee.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ie807d45f52c011f18619811f89168d29/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Idd2110f5503b11f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Idd2110f5503b11f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Fri, 15 May 2026 00:00:00 CDTThe government has published its response to the House of Lords Digital and Communications Committee's March 2026 report on AI, copyright and the creative industries.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Idd2110f5503b11f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I02101806496811f18619811f89168d29/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I02101806496811f18619811f89168d29/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Fri, 15 May 2026 00:00:00 CDTIn Noel Redding Estate Ltd v Sony Music Entertainment UK Ltd [2026] EWHC 983 (Ch), the High Court dismissed claims by the estates of Noel Redding and Mitch Mitchell, former members of the band the Jimi Hendrix Experience, for infringement of copyright and performers' property rights (PPRs) in studio recordings made between 1966 and 1968, finding that under a 1966 recording agreement, the producers owned the copyright in the recordings and had obtained sufficiently wide consent to preclude the PPR claims.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I02101806496811f18619811f89168d29/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29