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Yesterday, the High Court issued the first patent decision regarding the patentability of AI. The decision seems to have positive implications for the patentability of AI based inventions in the UK. The decision suggests that an Artificial Neural Network (ANN) is not necessarily excluded from patentability as a program for a computer. Both a trained […]

The Enlarged Board of Appeal (EBA) of the European Patent Office (EPO) issued a decision on 10 October 2023 in consolidated cases G1/22 and G2/22, dealing with two questions relating to the right to priority: Is the EPO competent to assess whether a party is entitled to claim priority under Article 87(1) EPC? If the […]

The European Patent Office (EPO) have recently released a new tool to help find investment-ready startups with European patent applications. By allowing other businesses as well as investors search for startups filing patent applications with the EPO, additional information regarding new technologies entering the market will become more widely available. This provides greater investment opportunities […]

The European Patent Office’s “ten day rule” will come to an end later this year following a decision made by the EPO’s Administrative Council in 2022. Under the existing “ten day rule” (provided by Rules 126(2) and 127(2) EPC), postal and electronic notifications from the European Patent Office are deemed to have been received ten […]

Trade mark applicant Grzegorz Mordalski, filed for registration of a trade mark with the Polish Trademark Office on January 21, 2016 for class 30. The Trademark Office refused registration of this trade mark due to an earlier similar European Union trade mark, No. 008291056 ANITA, registered by Anita Food SA for classes 30 and 43, […]

Elon Musk’s decision to rename Twitter as ‘X’ and implement the changes almost immediately, has attracted widespread public attention. But could the speedy rebrand have unwelcome repercussions? The rebranding is thought to be part of a strategic plan by Elon Musk to reinvent Twitter, which he acquired in October 2022 as a multi-purpose platform for […]