Patents
New guidance for UK IPO patent examination of AI inventions
In March 2021, the UK government committed the IPO to publish enhanced guidelines on the examination of patent applications relating to AI inventions. Yesterday, these guidelines were published.
The Unitary Patent
The UP will, for the first time, offer patent proprietors the option to have a single patent covering multiple EU member states (17 at the time of writing, likely to be more in the future). As an alternative, the current “classical” validation route in different states will continue.
The direction of AI patent filings for autonomous vehicles
We look at AI patent filing trends relating to autonomous vehicles. What is the direction of innovation, and who are the key patent filers in this technology area?
The Greenshoots Podcast by Appleyard Lees – episode 29 – The direction of aerospace innovation
In this episode, partner Ean Davies, and trainee patent attorney Jordan Tinkler, are joined by Theo Youds, founder of LURA. They discuss the organisations leading the race to put humans on the moon and mars, and the commercial viability of space innovation.
Femtech: The rise of female-focused innovation
This article discusses examples of femtech innovations that have been patented in recent years.
AI patent filings in the field of traffic and transportation engineering – who is on the road to patent dominance?
This analysis looks at patent filings in traffic and transportation engineering. Our patent attorneys examine the direction of patent trends in this emerging field.
