01 October 2020
Thaler v Comptroller-General: Part 1 - AI systems cannot be an inventor under the Patents Act
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/global/thaler-v-comptroller-general-part-1-ai-systems-cannot-be-an-inventor-under-the-patents-act

The specification and claims of Dr Thaler's UK patent applications read very much like any other patent applications. The first suggestion that something is unusual comes on the front page of the published applications. ...

30 September 2019
International Comparative Legal Guide to Patents 2020
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2019/uk/international-comparative-legal-guide-to-patents-2020

The 10th edition of the International Comparative Legal Guide to Patents 2020 is a practical cross-border insight into patent law, with contributing editor Katharine Stephens of Bird & Bird.

18 September 2020
International Comparative Legal Guide to Patents 2021
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/uk/international-comparative-legal-guide-to-patents-2021

The 11th edition of the International Comparative Legal Guide to Patents 2021 is a practical cross-border insight into patent law, with contributing editor Katharine Stephens of Bird & Bird.

05 October 2020
A detailed examination by the twoBirds Pattern team of the 3G and 4G standard essential patents licensed through Avanci indicates that the platform is the dominant player in both markets
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/global/avancis-share-of-mobile-seps-far-higher-than-previously-reported

A detailed examination of the 3G and 4G standard essential patents licensed through Avanci indicates that the platform is the dominant player in both markets.

05 October 2020
Thaler v Comptroller-General: Part 2 – What now for AI inventions following Thaler?
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/global/thaler-v-comptroller-general-part-2-what-now-for-ai-inventions-following-thaler

Following the Thaler decision and pending any further possible appeal, the UK's position on AI inventors is at first sight very clear; under the Patents Act 1977 an AI system cannot be named as an inventor and the right ...

10 February 2021
Excluded subject matter – a reminder of the importance of applying the statutory test
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2021/uk/excluded-subject-matter-a-reminder-of-the-importance-of-applying-the-statutory-test

Katharine Stephens considers the decision in Reaux-Savonte v Comptroller-General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks which serves as a reminder from the English High Court not to lose sight of the statutory test when ...

10 December 2018
Patenting for and by artificial intelligence
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2018/uk/patenting-for-and-by-artificial-intelligence

Katharine Stephens considers some of the questions surrounding patentability of artificial intelligence (AI) systems and their ‘inventions’.

24 April 2020
The case for the defence: Access for all v. license to all
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/global/the-case-for-the-defence-access-for-all-v-license-to-all

On 9 March 2020 FOSS Patents blogger Florian Mueller published a paper by Professor Damien Geradin entitled “SEP Licensing After two Decades of Legal Wrangling: Some Issues Solved, Many Still to Address”

01 September 2020
Who is leading 5G development? – 2020 update
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/global/who-is-leading-5g-development-2020-update

The twoBirds Pattern team (Bird & Bird’s patent intelligence offering) have published a new infographic on the difficulties in charting the leadership of companies in the 5G Standard Essential Patent (SEP) industry.

03 September 2020
The end of the road for SSPPU and the license point argument?
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/global/the-end-of-the-road-for-ssppu-and-the-license-point-argument

With the rise of IoT and, in particular, the increased importance of vehicle connectivity, the last few years have seen an increase in arguments that the licence point and royalty basis for telecoms Standard Essential ...