Luke Littler face trademark is ‘smart move’ but ‘not silver bullet’, say experts

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Luke Littler has registered an application with the Interllectual Property Office Darts sensation Luke Littler’s has moved to trademark his face amid AI deepfake fears. We ask IP and sports rights ...

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We ask IP and sports rights experts whether it checks out.  Luke Littler and Matthew McConaughey aren’t obvious bedfellows, but the all-conquering darts sensation has taken a leaf out of the Magic Mike star’s playbook.Littler has lodged an application with the Intellectual Property Office to protect the use of his face, amid concerns that AI deepfakes could be used to fraudulently claim his endorsement of products with which the Warrington teenager has no affiliation.In doing so he has heeded a warning from Hollywood star McConaughey, who said earlier this year he took similar steps in order to “create a clear perimeter around ownership, with consent and attribution the norm in an AI world”.\n\nSo is this the future for high-profile sportspeople? And for Littler, who first trademarked his name and “The Nuke” nickname in 2024 following his explosion onto the darts scene as a 16-year-old, how effective will these steps prove to be?\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNews Updates\nStay ahead with our three daily briefings delivering all the key market moves, top business and political stories, and incisive analysis straight to your inbox.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAlex Newman, an IP lawyer and partner at national law firm Mills and Reeve who led England and Chelsea footballer Cole Palmer’s successful trademark applications, praised the move. “This new application to register a portrait of his face shows that he and his team are now thinking more expansively about how trademark registrations can help him to control the commercial use of his other distinctive personal brand assets, such as his likeness, which have not traditionally been the subject of registered trademark protection,” Newman said.“In this respect, he is following in the footsteps of the likes of Cole Palmer and Matthew McConaughey to find new ways to combat new and emerging threats to that control, including deep fakes.”\n\nLittler protecting £20m sponsorship dealsMichael Porter, a sports marketing strategist at Porter Wills, said Littler’s application was necessary to protect his multi-million-pound endorsements with the likes of Xbox and KP Nuts.“When a brand signs an athlete, they are not buying fame. They are buying exclusivity; the right to say their product is the only one associated with that face, that name, that image,” added Porter. “That exclusivity justifies the premium. AI breaks that logic. If anyone can generate a convincing version of Luke Littler endorsing something, the commercial value of the real endorsement erodes. “Littler has a £20m deal with Target Darts and his face on products in Argos and Smyths. That is not a personal brand. That is a commercial asset. 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