header-logo header-logo

Home Login E-newsletter About us

Patents

Subscribe
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 / Phillip Johnson
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
Show
10
Results
Results
10
Results

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Read All
Sponsored by
Speechlive LogoClick to know more
Penningtons Manches Cooper—Jean-François Le Gal

Penningtons Manches Cooper—Jean-François Le Gal

Penningtons Manches Cooper strengthens international disputes team with appointment of leading arbitration partner

Shakespeare Martineau—Aaron Sanders & Kate Saunders

Shakespeare Martineau—Aaron Sanders & Kate Saunders

Shakespeare Martineau strengthens trust and estates disputes team with new appointments

Bellevue Law—Shannon Moore

Bellevue Law—Shannon Moore

Bellevue Law strengthens employment disputes and international advisory capability with senior associate appointment

NEWS
Read All
NLJ this week: Family ties count
A divorced woman has secured funding to participate in her former husband’s inquest after the Legal Aid Agency reconsidered repeated refusals
NLJ this week: Rugby claims reprieved
More than 500 former rugby players can pursue brain injury claims despite serious failures to disclose documents ordered by the High Court
NLJ this week: Planning’s direct route
Developers in areas with poorly performing councils can apply directly to the Planning Inspectorate for permission under section 62A of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990
NLJ this week: The cost of uncertainty
When does a solicitor’s retainer become a contentious business agreement? The Court of Appeal’s decision in Broadfield Law UK LLP v Barnes shows that listing hourly rates alone will not do, leaving firms and clients uncertain about their rights over bills
NLJ this week: Parliament’s curious exit
MPs cannot simply resign their Commons seats. Instead, they take a nominal Crown office, usually the Chiltern Hundreds or Manor of Northstead, which disqualifies them from sitting
Copyright © 2026 LexisNexis
back-to-top-scroll