Last year, the UK Department of Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) published its 10- year National AI Strategy for the regulation and promotion of artificial intelligence (AI) in the UK (Report). DCMS seeks to build...more
9/26/2022
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A proposed broad copyright exception for text and data mining that favours AI developers is unlikely to be welcome news for rightholders.
On 28 June 2022, the UK government published its response to its consultation on...more
UK strives to “be a leader in AI technology” as it sets out its next steps for the regulation of artificial intelligence.
On 23 March 2021, the UK Intellectual Property Office (IPO) published the outcome of its...more
5/21/2021
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On 28 September 2020, the UK government made the Intellectual Property (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (IP Regulations 2020), which amend the intellectual property (IP) regime in the UK to reflect Brexit-related...more
12/2/2020
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The Court’s decision rested on whether the patents provided outstanding benefit to the employer’s undertaking.
On 23 October, the UK Supreme Court (UKSC) handed down its highly anticipated ruling in Shanks v Unilever [2019]...more
11/18/2019
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The UK government’s technical notices provide some certainty for holders of cross-border copyrights, trade marks, patents and other IP rights.
On 24 September 2018, the UK government published a series of technical notices...more
1/15/2019
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Patent holders must prepare a patent strategy before the Unified Patent Court system takes effect.
On 26 April 2018, the UK government confirmed that the UK has now ratified the international agreement (the Agreement) to...more
The European Commission (EC) has released a position paper on its objectives for the Article 50 Brexit negotiations with the UK regarding Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs). The EC has effectively set out six key principles...more
Germany’s constitutional court, the Bundesverfassungsgericht, has requested that the German President hold off on signing the legislation ratifying the Unified Patent Court (UPC) and the Unitary Patent (UP) following a...more