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UK dispute between law firm and legal AI start-up could test trademark boundaries

By Douglas Clarke-Williams ( January 23, 2026, 16:14 GMT | Insight) -- Nascent litigation between a law firm and a legal AI start-up over a trademark will be watched closely for the lines which any eventual judgment will draw around the respective definitions for traditional legal provisions and AI-specific services in the sector.On Wednesday Wordsmith Law filed an apparent trademark case against Wordsmith AI, a dispute which could raise significant questions over how AI-enabled legal services are classified under trademark law. ...

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