The U.K. Intellectual Property Office has published new guidance on patent applications adopting recent case law developments on artificial intelligence-related inventions into the agency's patent evaluation process, including a decision that artificial neural networks shouldn't be treated as unpatentable software.
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UKIPO Builds AI Patent Ruling Into New Guidance

By Jamie Lennox

The U.K. Intellectual Property Office has published new guidance on patent applications adopting recent case law developments on artificial intelligence-related inventions into the agency's patent evaluation process, including a decision that artificial neural networks shouldn't be treated as unpatentable software.

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Puma Can't Trip Up Rival Shoe Designs IP

By Hanna Vioque

Puma failed Wednesday to convince a European court that two rivals' sneaker designs had soles that were too similar to its own to gain design protections after the court concluded that it had to consider the shoes as a whole.

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Dr. Martens Accuses Temu Of Google Search TM Use

By Tabitha Burbidge

Dr. Martens has accused Chinese ultra-fast fashion giant Temu of paying Google to show its knockoffs of the British shoemaker's famous black boots in the search results of online shoppers.

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Daimler Loses Bid For 'Certified' Trademark At EU Court

By Lucia Osborne-Crowley

Auto giant Daimler lost its bid on Wednesday for trademark registration over a logo bearing the word "certified" as a European Union court found that the word had no distinctive meaning in connection with trucks.

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3D Printer Co. Can't Fix Patent Jam On Appeal

By Hanna Vioque

An Italian maker of 3D printers failed to prove previous examiners had made "fundamental" procedural errors when they revoked one of its patents.

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