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Articles Oct032022

Patents at the intersection of AI and transport: improving the journey from patent filing to grant

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”.

Articles Sep292022

NFTs, blockchain and intellectual property – part 2: the IP rights of NFT owners

In part two of this series, we look at the interplay between NFTs and specific intellectual property (IP) rights that subsist in the UK.

Articles Sep292022

New guidance for UK IPO patent examination of AI inventions

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

Articles Sep222022

NFTs, blockchain and intellectual property – part 1: the key concepts

In part one of this series, we introduce the concepts of non-fungible tokens (NFTS), the metaverse, cryptocurrency and blockchain.

Articles Sep162022

Can trade marks be infringed by a toy?

Bill Lister looks at how toys, in particular replica models of real life cars, could infringe on a trade mark.

Articles Sep132022

The Unitary Patent

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).

Articles Sep082022

Post-COVID challenges in trade mark law

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.

Articles Aug162022

Nowhere Co. Ltd v EUIPO (Case T-281/21) – UK rights in EU opposition and invalidity proceedings

UK trade mark rights can still be used to challenge EUIPO trade mark applications, the General Court has ruled.

Articles Aug092022

Court awards more than £900,000+ in costs for Ed Sheeran’s copyright dispute

Trainee Trade Mark Attorney Vishal Dattani discusses the case and analyses the costs risks for complex copyright litigation in the High Court

Articles Aug052022

Bolt succeed in invalidity action against Beebolt

Based on the grounds of likelihood of confusion, and reputation of an existing mark, the UK IPO has issued a decision confirming victory for the Estonian on-demand transportation platform, Bolt.

Articles Jul152022

AI patent filings in the field of traffic and transportation engineering

This analysis looks at patent filings in traffic and transportation engineering. Our patent attorneys examine the direction of patent trends in this emerging field.