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UK Supreme Court Overhauls Patent Law Framework for AI and Neural Networks

Landmark ruling aligns UK patentability standards with European Patent Office on AI inventions, redefining treatment of artificial neural networks and software exclusions

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The UK Supreme Court has delivered a pivotal judgment in Emotional Perception AI Ltd v Comptroller-General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks, reshaping the legal approach to AI-based patent applications. The ruling discards the longstanding Aerotel test in favor of the European Patent Office’s framework, clarifies t…
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UK Supreme Court Overhauls Patent Law Framework for AI and Neural Networks The UK Supreme Court has delivered a pivotal judgment in Emotional Perception AI Ltd v Comptroller-General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks, reshaping the legal approach to AI-based patent applications. The ruling di... Read the full IIPLA article: https://iipla.org/news/uk-supreme-court-overhauls-patent-law-framework-for-ai-and-neural-networks

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