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Turning lemons into lemonade: Professor Ryan Abbott on the patentability of AI inventions

In late 2023, the UK Supreme Court confirmed in its judgment that the UKIPO was correct to find that two patent applications designating an artificial intelligence (AI), known as DABUS, as the sole in...

UKIPO introduces updated guidelines for AI inventions

The UKIPO has recently published updated guidelines for the examination of patent applications that involve artificial intelligence (AI) inventions. These changes were driven by the UK Patent Court...

UPC/UP-DATE

The Unified Patent Court (UPC) has been fully operational for a year, and the Unitary Patent (UP), registerable at grant of a European patent, has been available for a year. To mark the occasion, we h...

Patent Law & Practice at a Glance

UK UPDATE Examining patent applications relating to artificial intelligence (AI) inventions The guidelines and scenarios explaining how the IPO examines AI inventions have been updated following the E...

RNA therapeutics: a glance at the patent filing landscape

RNA therapeutics have cemented their position as a cornerstone of modern medicine since their crucial role in alleviating the damage caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The development of the mRNA vaccin...

C5’s 17th Annual Forum on Pharma & Biotech Patent Litigation in Europe | 29.05.2024

This event gathers leading experts and professionals from the pharmaceutical and biotechnology sectors to delve into the complex and ever-evolving landscape of patent litigation in Europe. Partner Ros...

A sign of the times: EPO relaxes rules for digital signatures on assignments and licences

On 1 April 2024, the EPO introduced new rules that relaxed the requirements for documents used to evidence assignments and licences....

What is a computer? What is a technical contribution? Insights from the Emotional Perception AI v UKIPO appeal

As we have reported previously, the High Court’s remarkable decision to overturn a decision of the UKIPO regarding machine learning was handed down late last year. The High Court found that a traine...

Shoe wars: how careful IP management can put a spring in your step

Two weeks ago, 50,000 runners took to the streets of London to run the TCS London Marathon. Both of the Elite race winners, Alexander Munyao and Peres Jepchirchir (who set a new world record), were we...

Emotional Perception: Grounds of Appeal

As we have reported previously, the High Court issued a remarkable decision last year to overturn a decision by the UKIPO relating to machine learning. One of the key outcomes from that decision was t...