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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: Company conspiracy clarified
A sole director can conspire with their own company for the purposes of the tort of unlawful means conspiracy, the High Court has ruled in a judgment with potentially wide implications for business disputes
NLJ this week: Home is where intent lies
The Court of Appeal has reinforced that domicile depends on intention rather than residence alone, in a significant post-Brexit ruling on cross-border financial remedy claims
NLJ this week: Farewell to Chancery
The Chancery Division's long history comes to an end this autumn as it is reborn as the Business and Property Division, prompting questions over whether the shake-up is really necessary
NLJ this week: Silence carries a price
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) continues to show that failing to disclose regulatory issues can attract harsher consequences than the original misconduct itself
NLJ this week: Costs sting after a courtroom gamble
Rejecting a generous settlement can prove an expensive mistake, as two recent high-profile cases demonstrate
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