We're taking you on a journey through the history of software patents in Europe, through the lens of pop culture. By zooming out and looking at the big picture of what the EPO...

As part of a wider overhaul of medical device regulation in the UK, the UK government recently published a roadmap for patient-centric regulation of software, including AI, as a medical device.

Oral Proceedings for G2/21 were held on 24 November 2022 before the Enlarged Board of Appeal (EBA) to discuss plausibility and the admissibility of post-published evidence in proceedings before the EPO.

We've taken you on a journey through the history of software patents in Europe, through the lens of pop culture. In Part I taking place in 1977, we saw a scene of gloom set...

It's been a year since the Innovation for All Foundation began its long-term partnership with the charity Practical Action.

We're taking you on a journey through the history of software patents in Europe, through the lens of pop culture. By zooming out and looking at the big picture of what the EPO has taught us over the years...

When little robots burst on to our screens to the tune of the "Hamburger Rhumba" in the (some would say) "classic" hit 1987 film, "Batteries Not Included", the idea of robots...

Last year, we discussed the General Court's decision partially to annul three decisions on the comparison of 3D Champagne bottle marks. In a nutshell, the Court held...

In the past I have explored decisions explaining how otherwise abstract features, such as mathematical method computer program features, can imply technical considerations if they relate to...

We're taking you on a journey through the history of software patents in Europe, through the lens of pop culture.

While this Board of Appeal decision is not concerned with AI or machine learning as such, it is highly relevant in that the decision turned on whether the claim was limited to using enough data points to be...

This duo of decisions dealt with an application at the UKIPO claiming a system that would trigger alerts when a trend reversal in data was detected.

The decision BL O/938/22 of the UKIPO hearing officer considers the patentability of optimisation / simulation methods, the results of which have an effect outside the computer.

We're taking you on a journey through the history of software patents in Europe, through the lens of pop culture. By zooming out and looking at the big picture of what the EPO...

My colleague Sarah Lau and I have recently published an article with an overview of AI and patenting strategies and issues in the life sciences (copy available here).

Last week, the UK government published its response to the second consultation on AI and IP. The consultation asked for input on three topics: inventions made by AI, copyright works created by AI...

The long and winding code – a short history of European software patentability through the lens of pop culture

The new Unified Patent Court (UPC) for certain member states of the European Union is coming into existence on 1 June 2023. It will be the appropriate forum for enforcement and other actions...

One of the most active areas of AI currently is the field of Large Language Models (LLMs). There is also plenty of controversy regarding these models and their use, ...

Generally, advances in the field of medicine and healthcare are considered technical by the EPO. Yet merely specifying a medical field of use is not enough to convince the EPO...