Bristows is pleased to report that our client Valos Limited, an AI powered platform automating the property valuation and lending workflow, has settled its copyright infringement and economic torts claims (Claim No IP-2025-000044) against Edozo Limited. The copyright causes of action were listed to be tried next month, and the trial of the economic torts claims was likely to be heard in Q1 2027.

Valos is a leading integrated platform for the UK commercial property market, connecting valuation firms and mortgage lenders through its AI‑powered technology to support the valuation process. Valos was acquired by Altus Group Limited a few months ago. Showcasing Bristows’ cross discipline strength to deal with wide ranging and complex litigation, Jeremy Blum and Toby Headdon advised on the copyright related aspects of the proceedings and Wes Walker and Charlie Purdie advised on the economic tort causes of action.

During the proceedings there was a reported judgment ([2026] FSR 22) on the scope of copyright protection regarding aspects of software which the court found was a claim to functionality and not expression of the software. This is the most recent English court decision on the scope of protection for the functions and ideas behind computer software.

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