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The UK is developing its approach to deregulating gene editing in plants

Mon, 22 Apr 2024 10:05:00 +0100

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The UK has pursued a post-Brexit deregulatory agenda via new legislation but has it failed to capitalise on the changes?

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What should employers in Belgium consider when using AI in the workplace?

Fri, 19 Apr 2024 11:18:02 +0100

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Artificial intelligence has enormous potential from recruitment to termination, but the regulatory landscape is evolving fast

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Orders to preserve evidence under the Unified Patent Court: seven trends from the emerging case law

Tue, 09 Apr 2024 10:40:05 +0100

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The UPC has demonstrated a flexible approach – and so far has routinely granted ex parte orders to preserve evidence of suspected infringement

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What qualifies as a legitimate reason to object to parallel trade of medicines in Europe?

Wed, 20 Mar 2024 16:35:13 +0000

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Trade mark owners are able to object to the parallel trade of medicines provided that there are legitimate reasons

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What are the patentability implications of deregulating gene editing in plants in the EU?

Fri, 15 Mar 2024 13:26:38 +0000

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The European Parliament has voted to embrace more flexibility in the regulation of gene-edited plants but has proposed a ban on patents

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UK Supreme Court finds sales of trade marked goods from US website targeted UK consumers for infringement purposes

Fri, 08 Mar 2024 14:23:55 +0000

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US website's targeting of UK consumers amounted to infringing trade mark use in the UK and EU, but no decision given on whether non-targeted overseas sales are infringing

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Updated EPO examination guidelines address AI, accelerated oppositions and antibody claims

Fri, 01 Mar 2024 16:32:48 +0000

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The European Patent Office's new guidelines entered into force on 1 March

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Technology, Media, and Communications Annual Review 2024: key themes

Tue, 20 Feb 2024 14:16:00 +0000

AI, digital regulation, M&A and emerging 'inclusive' policies are among the areas of focus for this year's review

English court finds trade mark valid for oat-based drinks despite use of the term 'milk'

Wed, 14 Feb 2024 11:25:00 +0000

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High Court rules that the UKIPO wrongly found mark invalid and did not breach regulation on use of term 'milk'

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UK AI and copyright voluntary code of practice dropped – what next?

Fri, 09 Feb 2024 10:56:12 +0000

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Balancing IP rightsholders' and AI developers' interests proves difficult as agreement on a code cannot be reached and Lords committee calls for certainty

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Future Foods Update | January 2024

Wed, 31 Jan 2024 11:44:06 +0000

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This month's edition includes novel food authorisations in Europe, IP in meat terminology, supply of service contracts, venture capital investment tips, and cultivating talent with employment agreements

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Looking back at the press publisher right to fair compensation in 2023 and looking forward to 2024

Mon, 29 Jan 2024 13:44:56 +0000

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As implementation of the European Copyright Directive continues, we look at the most recent developments and at what is coming down the track

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The year ahead for intellectual property: an international perspective

Mon, 22 Jan 2024 15:28:49 +0000

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The transformative nature of artificial intelligence means it will continue to be a live issue this year, with attention also on the UPC, SEP licensing and platform liability

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What legal developments can businesses in the UK expect in 2024?

Fri, 12 Jan 2024 10:53:50 +0000

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Our Knowledge Team looks at what lies ahead for business law

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UK Supreme Court confirms inventors must be human

Thu, 21 Dec 2023 17:11:35 +0000

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Patent applications naming an AI-powered machine as the inventor were rightly rejected by the UKIPO

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UK Court of Appeal confirms Samsung is liable for third-party content on app store

Thu, 21 Dec 2023 10:22:39 +0000

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Samsung was not entitled to rely on the eCommerce Directive's hosting safe harbour

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UKIPO updates patent examination guidance after High Court AI patentability decision

Mon, 11 Dec 2023 12:58:47 +0000

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Examiners should not object to inventions involving artificial neural networks under the computer program exclusion

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Generative AI litigation – should this be a concern for users of AI tools?

Fri, 01 Dec 2023 14:17:35 +0000

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With news of a fresh legal claim being brought against developers of AI tools being an almost weekly occurrence, how could these claims affect the users of these tools?

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UK High Court finds AI invention patentable

Thu, 30 Nov 2023 10:47:31 +0000

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Court gives guidance for the first time on whether AI inventions are excluded from patentability as computer programs

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The EU's draft standard essential patents regulation: what you need to know

Wed, 15 Nov 2023 11:38:15 +0000

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Reform would radically alter European SEP licensing by focusing on alternative dispute resolution: how would it work?

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European Parliament committees and EPO issue opinions on draft SEP regulations

Wed, 15 Nov 2023 11:32:16 +0000

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Commission's proposals would drastically change the landscape of standard essential patent licensing disputes in the EU

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Business protection in the employment lifecycle: what US businesses with global employees need to know

Thu, 02 Nov 2023 10:10:24 +0000

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The employment lifecycle offers various touchpoints for potential risk, from onboarding to exit

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Mitigating the business risks of AI in the UK

Mon, 23 Oct 2023 12:03:29 +0100

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Osborne Clarke's AI experts have written an article for Sentinel Magazine on how risk managers can take advantage of the opportunities and manage the potential dangers of generative AI

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Polish authority fines company and president for using 'dark patterns'

Fri, 13 Oct 2023 10:00:00 +0100

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Consumer protection body intensifies its crackdown on dark patterns with a heavy fine on a dietary supplement business

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General Court finds geo-blocking of video games breaches EU competition law

Thu, 12 Oct 2023 10:40:38 +0100

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Commission's finding upheld that Valve and five PC game publishers had anti-competitive 'geo-blocking' agreements

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