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Mining Law Monitor - Volume 22, Issue 2 - (Winter 2005/2006)

Client Alert | less than 1 min read | 02.09.06

  • "FMSHRC in 2005: The Year In Review," Author: Tim Biddle.
  • "Mining Companies Go Public On The AIM," Co-Authors: Paul Finlan, Mitchell Rabinowitz, and Neil Sitron.
  • "The International Cyanide Management Code – It’s Not an Oxymoron," Author: Ed Green.

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Client Alert | 10 min read | 03.19.26

Emotional Perception Redefines AI Patents: The UK Supreme Court’s Groundbreaking Shift in Computer-Implemented Inventions

[1] In a recent development, the UK Supreme Court ruled that Artificial Neural Networks (ANNs) are not excluded from patentability due to being a computer program “as such.” In doing so, the Court set out the framework of a new test for the UK Intellectual Property Office (IPO) to use when evaluating the patentability of computer. The ruling breaks down barriers to the patenting of AI algorithms in the UK and paves the way for a wider change in the UK IPO’s approach to assessing excluded subject matter....