Last Friday, 19th July 2024, the Court of Appeal handed down a highly anticipated decision in the case between the Comptroller General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks (Comptroller) and Emotional Perception AI Ltd (EPL) [2024] EWCA Civ 825. This decision should provide greater clarity on the patentability in the UK of inventions using AI.
Tune in and listen to Aimava's Andrew Gaule discussing with Simon Portman, of Counsel, Marks and Clerk, IP and the legal challenges required to ensure the most is made of IP.
Welcome to Marks & Clerk’s new series of articles regarding the nature and role of data in the patent system. This current article is intended to serve as an introduction to the series, explaining why data is important, and to give a taster as to what readers may expect from future articles.
For most sports fans, the first full week in April will always be synonymous with one of the most iconic annual sporting events - The Masters. While golf, and perhaps the Masters tournament itself, may be stereotyped as having ‘old-fashioned’ traditions at their core, this is definitely not the case in 2024. From a closer look at the Masters and Augusta National in particular, we see a great example of how a progressive attitude to technology adoption has helped maintain and grow the status of the Masters as one of the most iconic events in sport.
As the fashion industry further digitalises, those kick starting their presence in the digital realm need not to be naïve about data, privacy and security principles.
For episode 4, Robecca, Joh and Marco Marchesi meet to discuss AR and VR, and the benefits that fashion brands are experiencing through experimenting with this kind of technology in the intersection between the virtual and the physical reality.
We’re in a time where artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming increasingly proficient at previously human-only endeavors. In a number of high profile legal battles, even the idea of invention (perhaps the pinnacle of human achievement), has been questioned.
The European Union is set to implement an Artificial Intelligence Act, that once approved will be the world’s first regulatory legislation on Artificial Intelligence.