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Careers in IP – Louisa Miller
A career in IP can be a varied and interesting vocation, and it can be a career pathway built from the ground up. In fact, as Albright IP's patent paralegal Louisa Miller explains, the journey into IP can be both successful and rewarding, even if you started down a completely different route.
Patents for neural networks
On 19th July the Court of Appeal handed down their Judgment in Comptroller-General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks v Emotional Perception AI Limited [2024] EWCA Civ 825. This is an interesting case about the patentability (or not) of an invention involving an artificial neural network.
What is artistic craftsmanship in copyright? Seeking clarity on UK copyright law
One company seeking clarity on this issue against our client Liking Limited is WaterRower Limited, maker of the water resistance rowing machine. A well known product that you may have seen in your local gym, on TV or in a publication.
VAR under threat at Euro 2024? The UPC gets involved
All sporting events require drama, however; step forth Ballinno B.V., proprietors of European patent EP1944067, alleging that UEFA’s preferred VAR provider, Kinexon GmbH, infringe EP’067.
Why Are Only 1,510 British Companies Using Lucrative Patent Box Tax Savings?
Let’s start with some interesting numbers, before we move on to some strategy for rapidly reducing your company’s tax rate plus a real-life example:
New Discounted Fees for European Patents
Fees for European patent applications are changing from 1 April 2024. These include reductions for small companies and even the abolition of some fees. Internal renewal fees are rising by less than the rate of inflation resulting in a decrease since 2016 in absolute terms.
Finding AI difficult to understand? Get some matchboxes.
There’s been a lot of fuss made about artificial intelligence in the last twelve months, and some of it has been about artificial intelligence and intellectual property.
