Nvidia has lost its bid to patent a medical assistant that uses artificial intelligence because British officials ruled that its key feature was just a computer program, the latest company to see its AI-trained systems blocked at the registry. 
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Nvidia Can't Patent AI Medical Tech In UK

By Hanna Vioque

Nvidia has lost its bid to patent a medical assistant that uses artificial intelligence because British officials ruled that its key feature was just a computer program, the latest company to see its AI-trained systems blocked at the registry. 

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Qualcomm Limits Access Of Rival's US Attys To UPC Case

By Tabitha Burbidge

The Unified Patent Court upheld on Thursday a lower tribunal's decision to limit how many U.S. attorneys representing Network Systems Technologies LLC can access confidential Qualcomm materials in a trio of European patent infringement disputes.

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EPO Top Board Draws Fresh Lines For Prior Art

By Alex Baldwin

The European Patent Office's top authority ruled Wednesday that products placed on the market before a patent is filed cannot be excluded from being considered "prior art" purely because an expert could not reproduce the product at the time.

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LITIGATION

3M Loses 2nd Bid To Patent Structural Adhesive Design 

By Hanna Vioque

European appellate officials have rejected a bid from 3M bid to patent a strong adhesive for metal parts, ruling that examiners had not considered new evidence without informing the U.S. conglomerate beforehand. 

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Ex-Perfume Boss Can't Ax Claim Over Russia Sales

By Joanne Faulkner

A London judge refused Thursday to throw out a claim that accused the former boss of a luxury perfume group of damaging the reputation of his business after he admitted to exporting high-value products to Russia.

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UPC Sets Date For New Case Management System Rollout

By Jamie Lennox

The Unified Patent Court on Thursday froze access to its existing case management system before rolling out its new platform next week.

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