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Decarbonisation
Shaky bridge between exhaustion of intellectual property rights and the refurbishing of electronic products
The carbon emissions involved in the production of smartphones and tablets are significant. As "consuming better" has become a major
Intellectual property
The future regulation of AI: UKIPO consults on patent protection
The consultation includes policy options on how patent protection for AI-devised inventions should be managed with respondents asked to rank
Intellectual property
The future regulation of AI: UKIPO launches further consultation on AI and copyright
The policy options make proposals on how to manage the copyright protection for AI-generated works and how to deal with
Intellectual property
Supreme Court gives certainty to patentees in unlawful means economic tort claims
Dealing requirement upheld as an essential component of the tort, leaving intact the current system for litigating patents in the
Intellectual property
Court of Appeal's DABUS decision highlights the debate on patents for AI-derived inventions
The judgment that an AI system DABUS could not be named as an inventor comes as international consultative activity intensifies
Life Sciences and Healthcare
EUIPO trade mark decision makes protection for medical devices harder to achieve
Boehringer's EU shape trade mark for its HandiHaler declared invalid for performing a technical function
Blockchain
What are the legal issues around NFTs?
Our international blockchain, technology, data, intellectual property and finreg specialists discuss the legal issues raised by the growing commercial activity
Tech, Media and Comms
Metaverse Report
A joint Osborne Clarke and Newzoo report on the games industry's early embrace of the metaverse and the legal issues
Life Sciences and Healthcare
UK sets out plans to diverge from EU regime on gene editing in plants
The government has signalled its intention to pave the way for gene-edited crops following a consultation on departing from EU
Intellectual property
When are content-sharing and file-hosting platforms liable for infringing content uploaded by their users?
CJEU decision brings good news for platforms not deliberately seeking to facilitate copyright infringement
Intellectual property
When can you link to and frame third-party content without permission?
Recent decisions by the European Court of Justice and the UK Court of Appeal have provided further guidance on evolving
Intellectual property
Court of Appeal finds inventors must be human
An artificial intelligence (AI) machine cannot be an 'inventor' for purpose of Patents Act 1977 and owner of machinery cannot
