AI Invention Not Eligible For IP Protection, Appeals Court Says

By Alex Baldwin

A London appeals court ruled Friday that there is nothing about a company's AI invention that differentiates it from a typical computer program under U.K. law, meaning that it cannot be protected by a patent.

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TomTom Gets Rival's Vehicle Navigation Patent Revoked

By Jamie Lennox

TomTom has persuaded European officials to revoke its rival's patent over a head-up navigation display after proving that the technology is not inventive amid a lack of "technical character."

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Procter & Gamble Beats Henkel's Cleaner Patent Challenge

By Jamie Lennox

Procter & Gamble can keep its patent over a hard surface cleaner because its odor-masking tech is inventive over earlier products, European officials held in a decision published Friday.

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UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London

By Max Austin

This past week in London has seen a libel clash between comedian Paul Currie and the Soho Theatre Company over allegations of anti-semitism, technology giant Huawei face a patents claim by Mediatek, Westfield Europe pursue action against Clearpay Finance for contract breaches and tour operating company Carnival hit chartered airline Maleth Aero for significant flight delays. Here, Law360 looks at these and other new claims in the U.K.

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Swedish Tobacco Maker Loses Snus Pouch Patent

By Hanna Vioque

Swedish Match North has lost a patent for tobacco packaged in a pouch after European officials ruled that the oral product contains just one distinct feature, which skilled inventors would eventually have made.

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HSF Hires Eversheds Partner Pair For Paris Office

By Ashish Sareen

Herbert Smith Freehills LLP has recruited two high-ranking lawyers from Eversheds Sutherland in France to boost its capabilities advising clients on intellectual property, information technology and data privacy.

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