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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

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
The Intellectual Property Office (IPO) is considering introducing a special licensing track and specialist pre-action protocols for standard essential patents (SEPs)
Tesco must change its Clubcard discount scheme logo, following a Court of Appeal ruling in its dispute with Lidl
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
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
Where does UK patent law stand on grace periods for disclosure? Phillip Johnson assesses the changing landscape
Intellectual property (IP) officials in South Africa have made history by awarding a patent that names an artificial intelligence (AI) as the inventor
The University of Law has lost the main parts of a trademark case against one of its former law students over the mark ‘UniLaw’
Mark Engelman outlines how the ‘Perfidious Albion’ of the government’s proposed intentions to breach an international treaty is nothing new
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

WSP Solicitors—David Ashcroft & Jessica O’Shea

WSP Solicitors—David Ashcroft & Jessica O’Shea

Commercial property and child law teams expand with senior hires

Duxton Hill Chambers—Lucas Bastin KC & Joshua Hiew

Duxton Hill Chambers—Lucas Bastin KC & Joshua Hiew

Set expands London and Singapore offering with senior international disputes hires

Gilson Gray—Gregor Duthie & Stephen Forsyth

Gilson Gray—Gregor Duthie & Stephen Forsyth

Firm strengthens real estate and litigation teams with partner promotions

NEWS
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Five years after the Domestic Abuse Act 2021 came into force, concerns remain that the family courts continue to minimise allegations of abuse in child contact disputes
Uber has built a formidable strategy for insulating itself from liability for drivers’ conduct, but the legal terrain differs sharply between the US and England and Wales
The House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Act 2026 marks a constitutional watershed by severing the centuries-old link between hereditary titles and automatic membership of the upper chamber
The Civil Justice Council’s review of Part III of the Solicitors Act 1974 could mark the end of what one commentator calls an ‘outdated’ and overly technical regime governing solicitor-client fee disputes
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