UkSC, Thaler (appellant) v Comptroller-general of patents, designs and trademarks (respondent)

Artificial Intelligence In a long-running dispute centred around whether DABUS, an Artificial Intelligence(AI)-based creativity machine, can be named as an inventor of two GB patents, the UK Supreme Court finally issued the long-awaited decision. Dr Stephen Thaler, the creator and owner of DABUS has ultimately failed in his landmark bid to register two GB patent […]

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Sun To Set On Opting-Out Prior To The Dawn Of The Upc

With the new Unified Patent Court (UPC) due to commence operations from 1st June 2023, and unitary patents to become available for the first time, the current sunrise period is approaching its end.  To allow for centralised updates to the on-line case management system prior to the UPC entering into force, it was confirmed yesterday […]

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Meet The Members Europe – The Unitary Patent and Unified Patent Court: the pitfalls and potential

After over 40 years in gestation, the long-awaited EU Unitary Patent package is coming into force soon. This entails: • A Unitary Patent (UP) that will cover the European Union member countries that have ratified the Unitary Patent Agreement (applicants can obtain the UP by filing a request at the European Patent Office, the EPO). […]

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The 2023 Guidelines For Examination Enter Into Force

Recently, 1 March 2023, the EPO published its updated EPC and PCT-EPC Guidelines for Examination. They have been available to preview for the last month but have now officially entered into force. Should you wish to see the changes that have been made since the 2022 Guidelines, PDF versions of both sets of Guidelines are […]

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WP Thompson joins IR as the exclusive Patent Law Member in England.

International Referral, the world’s largest exclusive network of advisory firms is delighted to introduce Dr Julian Potter of WP Thompson. Julian has joined IR as our exclusive Patent Law Member in England. IT and engineering expert. Julian’s practice encompasses all physics-based disciplines and reflects his high academic qualifications and technical abilities. Julian’s technical areas of […]

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