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The recent McKinsey article “Using AI to boost productivity is unlikely to create a sustainable advantage” (read it here) offers a timely reminder for business owners with valuable IP portfolios: AI-driven...

European Patents – do applicants have to amend the description to match the allowed claims? Finally there is a referral to the Enlarged Board of Appeal (G1/25) to sort out this...

EPO Enlarged Board of Appeal clarifies claim construction – yes you do need to consult the specification to interpret the claims: IPKat; Cooley; Pinsent Masons Meta wins summary judgment win in...

The long-awaited Anthropic “Claude” AI training, copyright fair use judgment has just been issued in the Northern District of California, USA. Here are some important takeaways for business owners: It goes...

Here’s an update on what’s been happening in the world of IP lately: Silfab acquires EnPV’s solar panel patent portfolio including the Self-Aligned Back Contact (SABC) technology and an associated trade...

Artificial intelligence (AI) is impacting many facets of intellectual property law and practice. We have to keep in mind both the challenges AI presents and the opportunities it creates for innovators...

Another Repatha instalment, this time the UPC (Unified Patents Court) in Europe issued it’s first decision on infringement of second medical use claims. Regeneron’s EP 3536712 patent (licensed to Sanofi) found...

US Copyright Office released a controversial report on AI impact on copyright and then one day later Trump fired the Director, Shira Perlmutter. A key finding of the report was that...

Trending in intellectual property at the moment: Apple ordered to pay US $502m plus compound interest to non practicing entity Optis in FRAND patent infringement appeal to UK Court of Appeal....

Here’s a quick update on recent and important IP issues. You still need to clear the way in UK pharma patent cases. Loss of first mover advantage still holds great weight....