The EU has spoken: the directive for the patenting of computer-implemented inventions is dead. But that does not mean the end for software-related patents, as long as patent attorneys consider all ...

Essenese Obhan, Sneha Agarwal and Anindita Goswami of Obhan & Associates analyse recent developments over obtaining patents for computer-implemented inventions Computers have come a long way from the ...

The everyday technology we use in the 21st century didn't just show up overnight — the origins of many can be traced to ...

“The FCA noted that the use of the terms ‘new and useful’ with the statutory categories of invention indicates that novelty may be relevant in determining whether an invention falls within the ...

In our last two posts, we explored the tenure of former US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Director Andrei Iancu, who recently announced his resignation. Iancu noted at the outset that the US ...

The law surrounding the patentability of computer-implemented inventions is extraordinarily unclear. Thankfully, the Federal Circuit has granted rehearing en banc to CLS Bank v. Alice to determine the ...

Hardly a week goes by without the controversial issue of software patenting hitting the news. Particularly controversial are the business-method software patent filings that are inundating the U.S.

“Both the High Court and the IPAB have declined to define the term ‘technical advancement’. Consequently, the position adopted by the High Court still stands…and the conundrum still remains ...

There is a general belief that it is not worth applying for patent protection for computer-implemented inventions and software in Europe because the legislation, at first glance, excludes computer ...

Emotional Perception AI Ltd applied for a UK patent covering an ANN trained to examine and measure the similarities and differences between media files in order to make recommendations to a user of ...