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The author of “The Reasonable Robot: Artificial Intelligence and the Law” and professor of law and health science at the University of Surrey, Ryan Abbott, on this month’s “Dabus” ruling at the English High Court, and how the legal framework constrains artificial intelligence. 2 October 2020
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The UK Intellectual Property Office has invalidated a registered trademark, following a dispute between rival electronic companies which operate online businesses on Amazon, in a decision handed down on September 29. 2 October 2020
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Online supermarket Ocado has been accused of infringing technology patents with its Ocado Smart Platform, which the £20bn company uses to market to food retailers around the world. 2 October 2020
Influential Women in IP
Technology has a key role to play in helping law firms address diversity issues and achieve a genuine culture of inclusion. Jayne Durden of Anaqua spoke to two female lawyers about their experiences and their opinions of what needs to change. 2 October 2020
Influential Women in IP
The new director general of the World Intellectual Property Organization, Daren Tang, has today, October 1, officially begun his six-year term at the organisation. 1 October 2020
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Bloomberg Finance has agreed to settle a lawsuit against UBS over claims the Swiss investment bank misused proprietary financial data. 1 October 2020
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Puma has lost an appeal at the European Union Intellectual Property Office over an Italian technology company’s trademarks. 1 October 2020
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Two former employees of a US pet food manufacturer have been sentenced to six months in prison for stealing trade secrets before joining a rival Chinese company. 1 October 2020
Influential Women in IP
Senior in-house attorneys from JP Morgan Chase, BNP Paribas, Goldman Sachs and Bank of America are among leading general counsels from the financial services sector who have committed to better promote D&I in the legal sector. 1 October 2020
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UK patent owners are on track to recover £1.1bn in tax relief from patents for the year 2018-2019, an increase of £29 million compared to the previous year, according to new figures released today by HM Revenue and Customs. 30 September 2020
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