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Artificial Intelligence
Court agrees to hear case on patent eligibility of artificial neural networks | Appeal grant stems from earlier ruling confirming ANNs not patentable under UK law | Case marks the second time Supreme Court will address AI and patenability. 2 December 2024
Careers
Former EIP partner joins IP and technology practice | New London hire is known for high-stakes, cross-border patent litigation 2 December 2024
Trademarks
The Vietnamese food chain serves up lessons for businesses trying to protect an undistinctive mark amid a social media pile-on, says Mauro Paiano of Shakespeare Martineau. 2 December 2024
Patents
Danone and Norwegian firm opposition leads EPO to revoke drink formulation patent | Board rules patent for “rare” sugar D-psicose paired with sweetener Rebaudioside M lacks inventive step on appeal. 29 November 2024
Patents
News from around the world that you may have missed, including Tesla, a UPC opt-outs ruling, and Netflix’s Tiger King saga. 29 November 2024
Patents
Despite the fast-moving situation, there is plenty of scope within USPTO guidance to obtain AI patents, explains Zack Higbee of Alston & Bird. 29 November 2024
Trademarks
Iconic US guitar brand tries to block instruments sold at $11,500 with Trump’s signature | Unsigned ‘Presidential Series’ versions have ‘Donald J. Trump’ inlaid on the neck | Customs earlier made ‘largest ever’ seizure of 3,000 counterfeit Gibsons. 28 November 2024
Trade secrets
California court bans former law firm banker from accessing Citi’s confidential information at new employer | Bank alleged ex-employee emailed ‘high cash client’ with purported better offer. 28 November 2024
Diversity
Quadrupling inventorship numbers and doubling women inventors could boost US GDP by 4.5% says USPTO and Diversity Pledge leader | 50 companies sign up to transparency initiative | Untapped women inventors could generate half a trillion dollars. 28 November 2024
Patents
Webinar uncovers why there will be jobs for analysts and AI developers ‘for a long time to come’ | Confidentiality issues limit IBM IP team’s use of AI tools | Data is no longer the ‘new oil’ says Clarivate expert | C-suite expectation for decisions to ‘to function more like scientific theory’ | Braking tech innovator says engineers regularly use genAI. 27 November 2024
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