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Neurotechnology & the law: intellectual property Premium Content

Neurotechnology is advancing at breakneck speed—but can existing patent law keep up? Larissa Bifano, Rebecca Lawrence & Harry Lambert examine the IP challenges facing innovators in the UK & US

13 February 2026 / Rebecca Lawrence / Harry Lambert / Larissa Bifano
‘Seismic’ ruling makes AI patentable
It is possible to obtain a UK patent for an artificial intelligence (AI) machine which uses artificial neural networks (ANNs), the Supreme Court has held
11 February 2026
IPO considers next steps for SEPs
The Intellectual Property Office (IPO) is considering introducing a special licensing track and specialist pre-action protocols for standard essential patents (SEPs)
16 July 2025
Logo wars transform the aisles
Tesco must change its Clubcard discount scheme logo, following a Court of Appeal ruling in its dispute with Lidl
20 March 2024
AI patent allowed for the first time
The High Court has handed down a landmark ruling on artificial intelligence (AI), which will allow key aspects of AI to be patented in the UK for the first time
29 November 2023
AI patent allowed for the first time
The High Court has handed down a landmark ruling on artificial intelligence (AI), which will allow key aspects of AI to be patented in the UK for the first time
23 November 2023
Patent law: the grace is on? Premium Content
Where does UK patent law stand on grace periods for disclosure? Phillip Johnson assesses the changing landscape
10 June 2022
DABUS the inventor
Intellectual property (IP) officials in South Africa have made history by awarding a patent that names an artificial intelligence (AI) as the inventor
05 August 2021
Battle of UniLaw
The University of Law has lost the main parts of a trademark case against one of its former law students over the mark ‘UniLaw’
24 November 2020
Broken promises & the UK Internal Market Bill Premium Content
Mark Engelman outlines how the ‘Perfidious Albion’ of the government’s proposed intentions to breach an international treaty is nothing new
24 September 2020 / Professor Mark Engelman
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NLJ this week: Mazur ruling offers CILEX a fresh start
The Court of Appeal's decision in Mazur v Charles Russell Speechlys LLP has lifted months of uncertainty for Chartered Legal Executives while prompting a rethink of regulation and supervision
NLJ this week: Assisted dying proposal faces next parliamentary test
The assisted dying debate returns to Westminster as Lauren Edwards MP reintroduces legislation that stalled in the House of Lords last session despite clearing the Commons
NLJ this week: New offence rules widen corporate criminal exposure
A little-noticed provision of the Crime and Policing Act 2026 has fundamentally expanded corporate criminal liability
NLJ this week: AI shortcuts leave lawyers facing courtroom fallout
Artificial intelligence is transforming legal practice, but careless reliance on it is creating growing professional risks
NLJ this week: Why cohabitees may be better protected after death
The law offers cohabiting couples surprisingly greater protection after one partner dies than when they separate during life
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