United Kingdom: Chancery 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
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Chancery 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…
Scope
Policy Area
Intellectual property
Policy Instrument
Patent protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
ML and AI development
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
judiciary
Government Body
court
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2022-06-22
in force
2023-11-21
in force
2024-07-19
in force