Russell IP at CIPA Congress 2025: AI and IP The Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys (CIPA) hosted its annual Congress on 9 October 2025. This year’s meeting took place in Bristol, and the theme was “IP & AI”. The event included sessions on a wide range of AI-related topics with an intellectual property (IP) focus, including: The disruptive impact of AI; AI and the function of the Intellectual Property Office; and Drafting international patent applications for inventions with AI features. CIPA Congress 2025 was fully booked, with delegates attending from many different backgrounds and areas of IP practice. Among the

UKRI Creative Industries Investor Database: A Guide for Creative Start-Ups Connecting Creative Start-Ups with the Right Investors UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), the Government body which directs UK research funding, has published a database of investors who are aligned with the creative industries. The database helps creative entrepreneurs, start-up founders and early-stage businesses identify investors who are aligned with their particular creative specialisms – whether that’s fashion, film, TV and video, music and radio, games, architecture or any of a range of other creative sub-sectors. What the UKRI Creative Investor Database Includes As noted in this UKRI post, the database