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Gen-AI and Trade Marks: Ascertaining Liability from a UK and EU Perspective

2026-08-09T11:11:21Z

Title: Gen-AI and Trade Marks: Ascertaining Liability from a UK and EU Perspective Authors: Fhima, Ilanah; Krokida, Zoi; Lapatoura, Ioanna Editors: Bonadio, Enrico; Lucchi, Nicola; Alonso, Eduardo Abstract: Over recent years, generative AI (gen-AI) technology has infiltrated society, from AI text generators being viewed as the evolution of search engines to the ever-increasing AI generation of image and media content by online users. Yet the latter often contains signs that are identical or similar to signs protected as trade marks. This Chapter addresses questions concerning the potential liability arising from this new blended form of user generated content (UGC) within AI systems, both at the training and output stages of AI generation, from the EU and UK perspective. The chapter contributes new knowledge on AI user and AI provider liability through the lens of three legislative regimes: first, through trade mark law, drawing upon the UK Trade Marks Act 1994 and the Trade Mark Directive 2015/2436; second, from the perspective of the E-Commerce Directive 2000/31 and the Digital Services Act 2022/2065, ascertaining potential platform liability for AI providers; and lastly, under the recently enacted EU AI Act 2024/1689 and the ‘inferred obligations’ for respect for intellectual property rights, and in some cases, under the Revised EU Product Liability Directive 2024/2853. Description: A preprint version of the article is available at SSRN. Available at: https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.6883678 (Accessed: 21 July 2026). It has not been certified by peer review.

Youth Justice – An International Journal in 2025

2026-08-09T11:06:34Z

Title: Youth Justice – An International Journal in 2025 Authors: Pleysier, Stefaan; Lynch, Nessa; Forde, Louise Abstract: With this first Editorial of 2026, we continue our established tradition to look back on the previous year and to reflect on trends, performance and processes. We discuss the influx, processing and publishing of manuscripts, the diversity of submissions and the impact of the journal. To do so, we base ourselves on Sage’s most recent Publisher’s Report for Youth Justice.

Exploring the similarities and dissimilarities of whistleblower protection in the UK, the US and EU in the pandemic era: Covid-19

2026-04-21T02:00:16Z

Title: Exploring the similarities and dissimilarities of whistleblower protection in the UK, the US and EU in the pandemic era: Covid-19 Authors: Ikpe-Adegwu, Joseph Description: This thesis was submitted for the award of Doctor of Philosophy and was awarded by Brunel University London

Sanctioning the Facilitation of Irregular Migration: The Kinsa Light at the End of the Overcriminalisation Tunnel

2026-02-06T03:00:16Z

Title: Sanctioning the Facilitation of Irregular Migration: The Kinsa Light at the End of the Overcriminalisation Tunnel Authors: Xanthopoulou, E Editors: Oberg, J; Bergstrom, M; Herlin-Karnell, E Abstract: ...