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Artificial neural networks are programs for a computer: UK Supreme Court revisits boundaries of AI patentability
On 11 February 2026 the UK Supreme Court handed down its judgment in the case of Emotional Perception AI Limited v Comptroller General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks, ruling that an invention directed towards a pure computer program “as such” is not excluded from patentability where the claimed subject… -
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IPEC insights: Edozo v Valos - no copyright protection in functionality (the limits of software copyright)
This recent Intellectual Property Enterprise Court (IPEC) decision concerned an application by Edozo Limited (the claimant) against Valos (UK) Limited (the defendant) to strike out parts of Valos’s defence and counterclaim. -
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Use of AI tools at the UKIPO, EPO and USPTO
Artificial intelligence (AI) tools are increasingly being explored by patent offices worldwide as a means of improving efficiency, consistency, and search quality. For patent applicants and attorneys, understanding how these tools are used, and just as importantly how they are not used, is essential. This article considers the current position… -
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Trade Mark Newsletter No.144
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From supplements to SANDOKAN: a snapshot of bad faith across the UK and EU
Bad faith continues to evolve and influence trade mark prosecution strategy across the UK and EU. Two recent decisions, one from the UKIPO and one from the EU General Court, shed light on how tribunals are assessing improper filing motives. -
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The future of AI and copyright law: GEMA v OpenAI and Getty Images v Stability AI
Can a machine “learn” a copyrighted work in the legal sense, and if so, who owns the results of that learning? In the age of AI, copyright law faces new challenges more fundamental than preventing copying: It must define what “copying” means when knowledge becomes data. -
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Political parody of a famous brand: IKEA v Algemeen Vlaams Belang
An opinion of Advocate General Szpunar, on a case referred to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), assesses how freedom of expression, under Article 10 (ECHR), interacts with EU trade mark law. The CJEU is set to determine whether political parody or satire can be relied upon… -
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Nine lives and counting: Puma successful at the General Court
In this longstanding dispute, the EU General Court has annulled another decision of the Board of Appeal of the EUIPO, this time on the basis that the Board of Appeal failed to consider the specific degree of reputation held by Puma SE’s earlier marks. -
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Patent Newsletter No.110
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Second non-medical use claims: guidance on using relative improvement features
T2387/22 contains useful insights into the clarity of “relative improvement” features in second non-medical use claims at the European Patent Office (EPO) and provides some practical guidance on drafting such claims.
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