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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
Technology, Media and Telecommunications (TMT)

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

Intellectual property

Skykick: Court of Appeal endorses broad terms and clarifies the scope of bad faith

Ruling confirms that brand owners can continue to rely on broad terms and a lack of intention to use is

Intellectual property

Wind power boom is fanning high-stakes international patent activity

The ancient form of power generation is now the world's number two source of renewable electricity, and its high profile

Future of work

Future of Work podcast | The hybrid working series: mitigating IP & commercial risks

In this episode of our Future of Work hybrid working series, Employment Partner Olivia Sinfield talks with Becky Crawford, a