In this episode, senior associate and patent attorney Paul Roscoe, and associate Matthew Bennett, give an in-depth analysis of the new UK IPO guidance, and what it means for those seeking to protect AI innovation.
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The Unitary Patent (UP) and the Unified Patent Court (UPC) will enter into force on 1 June 2023, when the UPC Agreement (UPCA) is planned to enter into force. These new systems will centralise patent protection and enforcement within many EU countries.
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A recent UK IPO decision, Marco Polo (O/681/22) shows the dangers of not appointing a UK address for service for WIPO trade mark registrations.
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It is no secret that artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) have enabled innovation to grow in myriad application fields. The European Patent Office (EPO) considers applications relating to core AI techniques to be unpatentable. The application of AI and ML techniques to certain fields may be more successful at the EPO if the field is per se considered “technical”.
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In part two of this series, we look at the interplay between NFTs and specific intellectual property (IP) rights that subsist in the UK.
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In 2020, the UK Intellectual Property Office (IPO) published a call for views on the patentability of artificial intelligence (AI) inventions. In March 2021, the UK government committed the IPO to publish enhanced guidelines on the examination of patent applications relating to AI inventions
Read more In part one of this series, we introduce the concepts of non-fungible tokens (NFTS), the metaverse, cryptocurrency and blockchain.
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Bill Lister looks at how toys, in particular replica models of real life cars, could infringe on a trade mark.
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This is the second article in our UP/UPC series and we discuss issues to consider when deciding whether to obtain a Unitary Patent (UP).
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The COVID-19 pandemic has had a deleterious effect across the full breadth of the working world. The same is true for the legal sector, and for trade mark law, which is now emerging from the pandemic era in an altered form.
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Boutique clothing company House of Zana has successfully defended an opposition against fashion giant Zara.
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