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English Court of Appeal makes Emotional Perception neural network hard to patent

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There is no special treatment for neural networks when it comes to UK patenting of computer related inventions. That is the essence of the English Court of Appeal’s conclusion, led by a Judge with a keen interest in computer...more

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UK Supreme Court considers AI inventorship

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On 2 March, the UK Supreme Court heard the arguments in Thaler v Comptroller-General of Patents, Designs and Trademarks, the latest in a growing line of international jurisprudence grappling with issues raised by the use of...more

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Unilever – Too Big to Pay?

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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

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Employment News: harassment, employment status, religion and belief, IP

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Further developments in relation to harassment - The EAT confirmed in Bessong v Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust that as the law currently stands employers will not generally be liable for third party harassment of...more

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UK: Drop in the ocean – Employee's invention not profitable enough for compensation

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The UK Court of Appeal confirmed on 18 January that an employee was not entitled to any compensation from his employer for the income generated by his patented inventions, as the returns did not amount to an “outstanding...more

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