Alex Burns - Nov 28, 2023
Emotional Perception AI v UKIPO: Is this the dawning of a new era for AI-related inventions at the UKIPO?
On 21 November 2023, Mann J handed down his judgment on Emotional Perception AI Ltd v Comptroller-General of Patents, Designs, and Trade Marks [2023] EWHC 2948 (Ch)i, relating to the patentability of an invention relating to artificial intelligence. At first glance, the judgment may appear to pave...
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