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Following its first consultation on artificial intelligence and intellectual property in 2020, the UK Intellectual Property Office launched a second consultation in October 2021. This second consultation looked at whether...more
The UK Intellectual Property Office (IPO) is currently running a ‘call for views’ on the UK designs framework post-Brexit. The consultation closes at 11.45pm on 25 March 2022. The IPO is seeking evidence from designers and...more
At the end of October 2021, the UK Intellectual Property Office launched its second consultation on artificial intelligence. The consultation is seeking evidence and views on the extent to which patents and copyright should...more
There is still time to provide input to the UKIPO on copyright protection of computer-generated works, copyright exceptions for text and data mining and AI inventorship of patents as the government bids to make Britain a...more
Although the European, U.S., and UK Patent Offices have denied patent applications on the grounds that an AI system cannot be listed as an inventor, not every country seems to be following that approach and some may be set to...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
The World Intellectual Property Office (WIPO) held its third “Conversation on Intellectual Property and Artificial Intelligence” on November 4, 2020, to discuss its revised issues paper on Intellectual Property Policy and...more
White & Case Technology Newsflash - As artificial intelligence (AI) evolves, it becomes imperative to examine whether the current intellectual property (IP) legal frameworks, in the US and abroad, are adequate to address...more
The Hogan Lovells IP & Media Technology team is tracking the changes being made by intellectual property offices around the world in response to the coronavirus so we can keep you informed on the key developments....more
The European Patent Office has denied two patent applications on the grounds that an AI system cannot be listed as the inventor. For the first time, the European Patent Office (EPO) has issued a ruling on its approach to...more
As noted in our previous post, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) published a request for comments for a list of questions regarding Artificial Intelligence (AI) Patent Issues in the Federal Register on August 21,...more
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
The United Kingdom is likely to exit the European Union on either March 29, 2019, or on December 31, 2020, depending on whether there is “a deal” (there’s always a chance the parties extend the negotiations or the UK revokes...more