Key Ruling on UK AI Patentability Announced & more…Keep up with what has been happening this week in our latest IP news round-up…
Intellectual Property Office welcomes new IP Minister
Feryal Clark announced as the new IP Minister.
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China leading generative AI patents race, UN report says & more…Keep up with what has been happening this week in our latest IP news round-up…
China leading generative AI patents race, UN report says
China is far ahead of other countries in generative AI inventions like chatbots, filing six times more patents than its closest rival the United States, U.N.
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Boult ranked as Top Tier for Patents by MIP & more…Keep up with what has been happening this week in our latest IP news round-up…
Music labels sue AI song generators Suno and Udio for copyright infringement
Software steals songs to ‘spit out’ similar tunes, lawsuit says, asking for $150,000 a work in compensation.
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Dehns heads to Paris for UPC hearing & more…Keep up with what has been happening this week in our latest IP news round-up…
Albright IP‘s Financial Times list inclusion lauded as testament to team’s ‘dedication and expertise’
Albright IP has been recognised as one of Europe’s leading patent law firms in the Financial Times’ Special Report: Europe’s Leading Patent Law Firms 2024.
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Laos to become 6th EPO validation state & more…Keep up with what has been happening this week in our latest IP news round-up…
Patent decision offers new look at weighing of factors for discretionary denial by PTAB
A current case to watch at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) is Vivendum Product Solutions, Inc.
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Law student combines love of IP and Taylor Swift in dissertation & more…Keep up with what has been happening this week in our latest IP news round-up…
X Corp, Adeia settle legal fight over digital-media patents
Elon Musk’s X Corp has resolved a lawsuit against technology licensing company Adeia stemming from a dispute over a patent-licensing agreement, according to a joint filing on Friday in California federal court.
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UK leads the way in IP-secured lending for high-growth SMEs & more…Keep up with what has been happening this week in our latest IP news round-up…
International treaty agreed on handling genetics in patents
World Intellectual Property Organisation signs first new treaty in a decade
UK leads the way in IP-secured lending for high-growth SMEs
In what is claimed to be a banking world-first in terms of its availability and affordability, NatWest has launched lending for high-growth SMEs secured against their intellectual property assets.
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Independent Review of University Spin-out Companies & more…Keep up with what has been happening this week in our latest IP news round-up…
Independent Review of University Spin-out Companies
The University of Manchester welcomed the Independent Review of University Spin-out Companies published in November 2023.
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Intellectual Property Rights in the U.S.-China
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Dehns to provide IP services to Scottish Universities & more…Keep up with what has been happening this week in our latest IP news round-up…
EUIPO launches 2024 SME Fund for intellectual property protection
The 2024 SME Fund offered by the European Intellectual Property office (EUIPO) is now live.
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EU Design Law Reforms & more…Keep up with what has been happening this week in our latest IP news round-up…
InnoScot Health backs World Intellectual Property Day aim of encouraging healthcare innovation
Formal NHS partner InnoScot Health is proud to support World Intellectual Property Day 2024, encouraging all to ‘re-think how we live, work, and play’ for a more sustainable future.
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Beijing and HK groups form giant East IP to tap growth & more…Keep up with what has been happening this week in our latest IP news round-up…
Collection of unreleased Marvin Gaye songs found in Belgium
Questions surround ownership of demo tapes reportedly left by soul artist as a thank-you to his Ostend hosts
UK Intellectual Property Office To Launch New Financial Support Scheme For SMEs
The UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) will be launching a new, tiered financial support pilot scheme for small to medium enterprises (SMEs).
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New Patent Office obviousness guidance & more…Keep up with what has been happening this week in our latest IP news round-up…
UK Govt: “Pronounced Inaccuracies” in Press Reports on IP-Related Matters
A study on emerging public perceptions of intellectual property in UK media has found that there are “pronounced inaccuracies in the reporting on IP related matters in the UK Press.”
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Report launched into UK’s IP-backed finance landscape & more…Keep up with what has been happening this week in our latest IP news round-up…
Tennessee becomes first US state with law protecting musicians from AI
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee signed a bill into law on Thursday that aimed to protect artists including musicians from unauthorised use by artificial intelligence.
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IP waiver proposal threatens Arizona tech transfer system & more…Keep up with what has been happening this week in our latest IP news round-up…
Changes to IP laws ‘not necessary’ to deal with NFTs, says report
Study by USPTO and US Copyright Office finds current laws are “adequate” and new legislation could impede evolving technology’s development
IP waiver proposal threatens Arizona tech transfer system
Last month, World Trade Organisation members considered a proposal that would force U.S.
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Global patent filings fall for first time in 14 years & more…Keep up with what has been happening this week in our latest IP news round-up…
BofA clinches record number of patents with AI, information security in focus
Bank of America secured a record 644 U.S.
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Brazilian Lawmaker Introduces Bill to Allow AI as Inventor & more…Keep up with what has been happening this week in our latest IP news round-up…
Intellectual property fights hobble DOE fusion program
The moonshot U.S.
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The EPO discounts fees for micro-entities & more…Keep up with what has been happening this week in our latest IP news round-up…
Black Talent and Leadership in STEM welcomes Marks & Clerk as Consortium Member
Cambridge Wireless are pleased to announce that leading international intellectual property firm Marks & Clerk has joined the Black Talent and Leadership Programme as a Consortium member of the ‘Be the Change’ initiative which addresses the underrepresentation of Black Talent in STEM.
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Kazakhstan-based firm explores blockchain for IP protection & more…Keep up with what has been happening this week in our latest IP news round-up…
Meta must face search-engine patent case, US appeals court says
Meta Platforms must face a Dutch software company’s lawsuit claiming it infringed patents related to a system for auto-completing search prompts, a U.S.
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Meta settles streaming-patent case & more…Keep up with what has been happening this week in our latest IP news round-up…
AI is testing the limits of copyright law
Copyright is the latest battleground for AI.
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Carpmaels & Ransford announces new Senior Associate promotion & more…Keep up with what has been happening this week in our latest IP news round-up…
Palo Alto Networks hit with $151.5 mln verdict in Centripetal patent trial
A federal jury in Virginia awarded cybersecurity company Centripetal Networks $151.5 million in damages on Wednesday after finding that rival Palo Alto Networks violated the company’s patent rights.
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Potter Clarkson brings specialist IP offering to Glasgow & more…Keep up with what has been happening this week in our latest IP news round-up…
Mariah Carey slams ‘All I Want for Christmas Is You’ copyright lawsuit
Mariah Carey has fired back at a California federal lawsuit over her holiday standard “All I Want for Christmas Is You,” calling a country singer’s claim that she copied his band’s song of the same name “not only false but frivolous.”
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Dehns to provide IP services to Scottish Universities & more…Keep up with what has been happening this week in our latest IP news round-up…
Anthropic fires back at music publishers’ AI copyright lawsuit
Artificial intelligence company Anthropic has asked a Tennessee federal court to reject an early bid by three music publishers to stop it from using and reproducing their song lyrics through its chatbot Claude.
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Appleyard Lees appoints new managing partner & more…Keep up with what has been happening this week in our latest IP news round-up…
German anti-fascists aim to trademark Nazi slogans to ‘hit them where it hurts’
Initiative in Germany is attempting to undermine neo-Nazi business model based on disemvoweled words
Prada’s Triangle Pattern (Mostly) Not Inherently Distinctive, Per EUIPO Board
Can Prada’s Triangle pattern be protected as a trademark?
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Copyright for original Mickey Mouse persona to run out & more…Keep up with what has been happening this week in our latest IP news round-up…
Nokia And Honor Sign 5G Patent Licensing Agreement To Avoid Litigation
According to a statement on Nokia’s official website, Nokia announced that it had signed a new patent cross-licensing agreement with Honor.
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