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UK Court of Appeal decides artificial neural networks fall within an exclusion for patentable inventions

The Court of Appeal has delivered its judgment in the Emotional Perception case, allowing the appeal, and holding that artificial neural networks (ANNs) are computers like any other....

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Real-time video conferencing services face rapidly approaching compliance deadline

Marking a major shift in digital accessibility regulation, by September 3, 2024, providers of real-time video conferencing services in the United States will need to be in compliance with...

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The USPTO issues guidance on the billion dollar question: When are AI inventions abstract?

We delve into updated guidance published on July 17, 2024, by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) on patent subject matter eligibility for artificial intelligence (AI) related...

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Digital accessibility in the EU (and UK): Recent developments and the direction of travel

What is digital accessibility?At its core, digital accessibility aims to ensure that digital products and services are accessible to all, including those who experience physical, hearing, ...

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UK King’s Speech 2024: Key takeaways on data protection, AI, and cyber security

On 17 July 2024, the King’s Speech and associated background briefing notes were presented and published. These contain a summary of the new government’s plans, including two...

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The ever growing increase of EU and UK product safety related-requirements and enforcement activity

Even more new laws?In recent years, the EU and UK have significantly heightened their focus on product safety requirements. Just a few examples from the EU include the new European...

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France prohibits non-consensual deep fakes

On 21 May 2024, France adopted the Law to secure and regulate the digital space (“SREN Law”). Among the provisions included in the SREN Law, we analyse two articles which amend...

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Trademarking Italian place-names: 10 key Q&As and new rules for Milan

The latest of many Italian regulatory changes aimed at protecting the "Made in Italy" brand comes as the Municipality of Milan approved a new "Regulation for the release of...

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AI liability in the EU (and UK): What’s the current state of play?

The aim? To bring product liability rules into the ‘digital age’. How to do so? The development of new rules by the European Commission to address liability claims relating to...

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