The President of the European Patent Office has submitted questions to the Enlarged Board of Appeal which relate to the patentability of plants exclusively obtained by essentially biological processes and to T1063/18, ...

On 17 October 2023, the UK's First-tier Tribunal ruled in favour of Clearview AI Inc. (‘Clearview') in its appeal against an enforcement notice and fine issued by the UK's Information Commissioner's Office (‘ICO').

Earlier this month, the UK Information Commissioner's Office (‘ICO') published new guidance on lawful monitoring of employees in the workplace.

A review of the trade in counterfeit medicines, and some associated Intellectual Property enforcement issues.

In a recent decision, the French data protection regulator (the ‘CNIL') has levied a substantial €32 million fine against Amazon France Logistique (‘AFL')...

Following its victory in the High Court (see our article here), Marks & Spencer (‘M&S') has emerged triumphant against Aldi in the latter's appeal to the Court of Appeal.

Last month, three years after the Court of Justice of the European Union ('CJEU') struck down the EU-US Privacy Shield (the 'Privacy Shield') in Schrems II...

This month saw the first Global AI Summit hosted by the UK, which resulted in the ‘Bletchley Declaration' being signed by 29 nations, including the U.S., the UK, the EU, and China.

It is widely reported that there are already more than 1 billion 5G connections. With this expected to continue growing rapidly in the coming years, 5G is big business and it is unsurprising...

If you are an avid reader of Inside IP, you may remember a previous article that looked into electric aircraft. Well, time flies, and there have been some exciting developments...

Arnold J. stated he could make such a declaration and granted Fujifilm the relief sought.

On 29 January 2024, the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court (‘IPEC') delivered an important judgment on trade marks in Thatchers v Aldi, ushering in a new chapter...

In line with the £2.6 billion National Cyber Strategy, aimed at fortifying the UK's online landscape, the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (‘DSIT')...

Essentially, the world of F1 wants as many cars competing for the win as possible to keep the sport entertaining.

The world is in a state of precariousness. What we're living through is thin, and narrow, and it's an urgent window of time we need to address climate change.

In Industrial Cleaning Equipment v Intelligent Cleaning Equipment,[1] the Court of Appeal, comprised of Lord Justice Arnold (who gave the primary judgment)...

A clash in court between two pharmaceutical giants highlights the importance of consistency and clarity in legal documents, says Paul Harris of Venner Shipley.

John McCarthy, an American computer scientist and inventor, coined the term "artificial intelligence" (AI) in 1956, and is often called the father of artificial intelligence.

With the level of innovation in today's day and age reaching tumultuous peaks, intellectual property has always had to play catch-up to accommodate humankind's desire to be fairly compensated for the fruits of his/her creation.

A recent action for trademarks and competition illustrates the risks around contempt proceedings and proper use of disclosure.