United Kingdom: Opened consultation on UK Artificial Intelligence and IP: copyright and patents

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Opened consultation on UK Artificial Intelligence and IP: copyright and patents

On 29 October 2021, the UK government opened a public consultation on Artificial Intelligence and Intellectual Property, copyright and patents featuring proposals for reform to the intellectual property (IP) until 7 January 2022. The document focuses on copyright protection for computer-generated works (CGWs), exceptions to copyright for text and data mining (TDM) and patent protection for artificial intelligence inventions.

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Scope

Policy Area

Intellectual property

Policy Instrument

Patent protection regulation

Regulated Economic Activity

ML and AI development

Implementation Level

national

Government Branch

executive

Government Body

central government

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2021-10-29

in consultation

On 29 October 2021, the UK government opened a public consultation on Artificial Intelligence and I…

2022-01-07

processing consultation

On 7 January 2022, the United Kingdom government closed the public consultation on Artificial Intel…

2022-06-28

concluded

On 28 June 2022, the UK government published its response to the consultation on "Artificial intell…

2022-09-22

adopted

On 22 September 2022, the UK Intellectual Property Office (IPO) published the guidelines for the ex…

2023-11-23

rejected

On 23 November 2023, the UK Intellectual Property Office (IPO) temporarily suspended the guidelines…