IP News to Peruse
Following the earlier noted introduction of the Plant Variety Rights Bill to Parliament in May 2021 the Select Committee considering the Plant Variety Rights Bill has now released a unanimous report.
Read moreIn Commissioner of Patents v Aristocrat Technologies Australia [2021] FCAFC 202 the Full Court of the Federal Court of Australia (FCAFC) effectively set aside the trial Judge’s finding of patentability although remitted the case back to the Federal Court to determine any residual issues in light of its guidance.
Read moreOn the 5th November 2021 Kiribati deposited its instrument of accession to the Paris Convention, meaning the Paris Convention will enter into force for Kiribati on 5th February 2022.
Read moreThe ambiguities around patentability of computer-implemented inventions (CIIs) are never more pronounced than when an invention crosses an attorney’s desk that’s clearly a clever and viable solution to a real-world problem but is largely a matter of programming.
Read moreThe UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) has issued a second consultation on artificial intelligence and intellectual property, this time focussing on what changes are required for copyright and patents laws in order to facilitate the UK being a leader in AI research, development and implementation.
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