This recent example involves Nvidia’s attempt to secure a patent for methods of playing a video game that uses AI technology. In assessing this case, the UKIPO considered key issues surrounding patentability, offering valuable insight into how such inventions are...
Background The growing use of artificial intelligence (“AI”) has had a significant impact on many parts of our daily lives, and patent law is no exception. Those interested in this subject will know that a patent applicant by the name of Dr Stephen Thaler once...
This High Court dispute between two Portobello Road Market traders over the rights to the brand “The Notting Hill Shopping Bag” considered issues of trade mark infringement, copyright infringement and passing off. “The Notting Hill Shopping Bag” brand has been used by...
Background In a recent UK Supreme Court Case, Iconix, the owner of Umbro, brought a claim against Dream Pairs under section 10(2) of the Trade Marks Act 1994. Iconix argued that Dream Pairs’ stylised “DP” sign (the “DP logo”), when used on footwear, was confusingly...
Background In 2021, Transport for London (TfL) applied to register “MIND THE GAP” as a UK trade mark. The phrase is long associated with the London Underground and is used as a warning for passengers to be cautious when boarding and alighting from the trains. The...
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