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The Australian Federal Court has ruled that an artificial intelligence (AI) can be a named inventor but that non-humans cannot apply for patents. 2 August 2021
Copyright
Thousands of authors including Philip Pullman, Kazuo Ishiguro and Bernadine Evaristo, have signed a letter urging the government to maintain “strong” UK copyright laws in its departure from the European Union. 2 August 2021
Patents
The keenly-anticipated decision is not the resounding endorsement of remote hearings that the EPO may have wished for, reports Andrew McKinlay of Appleyard Lees. 2 August 2021
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The German Federal Court of Justice has ruled that Swiss chocolatier Lindt & Sprüngli can trademark the gold foil wrapping of its chocolate bunnies. 30 July 2021
Influential Women in IP
The Black Lives Matter movement has led a rallying cry for greater equality for people of diverse backgrounds. IP lawyers of colour tell Muireann Bolger why the legal sector has reached a turning point. 30 July 2021
Patents
InterDigital has won the first round of a telecommunications standard-essential patent (SEP) dispute with Lenovo, after the English High Court ruled today, July 29, that InterDigital’s patent was valid and infringed. 29 July 2021
Copyright
Cox Communications has resolved its copyright case with music company BMG Rights Management and Rightscorp that centred on a dispute over thousands of allegedly invalid copyright notices. 29 July 2021
Copyright
The EU Commission has threatened to launch infringement suits against 23 of its 27 member states for failing to implement new copyright rules in time. 29 July 2021
Patents
Nokia’s licensing arm reported a 20% growth in revenue on last year’s quarter this morning, July 29, on the back of new patent licensing deals, including the landmark agreement with Daimler. 29 July 2021
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South Africa has become the first country to grant a patent to an artificial intelligence, recognising AI solution DABUS as an inventor. 28 July 2021
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