Katie McConnell

Jul 26, 2024 | lexology.com | Katie McConnell |Greig Shuter |Josh Stickland

The Court of Appeal has delivered its judgment in the Emotional Perception case, allowing the appeal, and holding that artificial neural networks (ANNs) are computers like any other. They can therefore fall within the "computer program" exclusion from patentable subject matter unless the invention makes a “technical contribution”, which the patentee failed to show in this case.

Dec 20, 2023 | jdsupra.com | Katie McConnell |Penny Powell

Earlier this year, the Commission announced a proposed new Directive and Regulation relating to medicinal products for human use (EU pharma regulatory package) followed almost simultaneously by a series of proposed new intellectual property rules with the stated goal of boosting innovation, investment, and competitiveness within the European Union single market (EU patent package).

Dec 19, 2023 | hoganlovells.com | Katie McConnell |Penny Powell

Earlier this year, the Commission announced a proposed new Directive and Regulation relating to medicinal products for human use (EU pharma regulatory package) followed almost simultaneously by a series of proposed new intellectual property rules with the stated goal of boosting innovation, investment, and competitiveness within the European Union single market (EU patent package).