United Kingdom: 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
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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…
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
supreme court
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2022-06-22
in force
2023-11-21
in force
2024-07-19
in force