United Kingdom: Lawsuit concerning patentability of artificial neural network-based file recommendation system (Emotional Perception AI Limited v Comptroller General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks)
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Supreme Court issued judgment in Emotional Perception AI Limited v Comptroller General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks rejecting Aerotel approach and adopting European Patent Office interpretation of patentability requirements
On 11 February 2026, the Supreme Court delivered its judgment in Emotional Perception AI Limited v Comptroller General of Patents, Designs and Trademarks, holding that the approach established in Aerotel v Telco Holdings is incompatible with the Eur…
SourceCourt of Appeal issued ruling in Emotional Perception AI Limited v Comptroller General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks restoring refusal of patent application
On 19 July 2024, the Court of Appeal (Civil Division) allowed the appeal by the Comptroller General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks ([2024] EWCA Civ 825) and restored the decision of the Hearing Officer of the United Kingdom Intellectual Propert…
SourceChancery Division of the High Court of Justice issued ruling in Emotional Perception AI Limited v Comptroller General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks allowing appeal against refusal of patent application
On 21 November 2023, the Chancery Division of the High Court of Justice allowed the appeal by Emotional Perception AI Limited ([2023] EWHC 2948 (Ch)). The High Court held that an artificial neural network is not a program for a computer and that the…
SourceIntellectual Property Office Hearing Officer refused patent application in Emotional Perception AI Limited v Comptroller General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks
On 22 June 2022, the Hearing Officer of the United Kingdom Intellectual Property Office refused the patent application filed by Emotional Perception AI Limited (decision BL O/542/22). The Hearing Officer held that the claimed invention was excluded …
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