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知识产权洞察 人工智能监管角逐:2024 年趋势剖析 27th February 2024 2023 年,人工智能在商业和消费领域取得突破性进展。2024 年对监管环境的持续发展和持续的知识产权将尤为重要。
一般消息 UPC 可处理对 EPO 决定提出的质疑 19th October 2023 为促进统一专利法院 (UPC) 和单一专利 (UP) 的生效采取了一系列措施,其中包括委托欧洲专利局 (EPO) 处理一系列有关单一专利的管理任务,包括管理 UP 请求并确保该等请求以正确的语言在正确的时间段内提交。
知识产权洞察 统一专利法院临时禁令及扣押令 27th September 2023 要点 统一专利法院 (UPC) 可授予一系列临时救济,包括临时禁令及扣押或交付产品令。 在特定情况下,统一专利法院既可在听取双方意见后,亦可在无须听审被申请人(单方)的情况下,授予救济。
知识产权洞察 异议程序期间请求的可受理性 20th July 2023 近期,上诉委员会已在其判决 T 1214/21中确认,异议部门不能随意限制口头审理中待审议的权利要求请求的数量。此外,有关权利要求请求的可受理性和可允许性的判决,必须合理。
知识产权洞察 人工智能申请专利——人工智能是否具有内在的可专利性? 28th June 2023 对世界各地的专利局来说,审查人工智能技术与符合专利条件的主题之间的共同点是一项充满挑战的任务。许多专利局,尤其是欧洲专利局(EPO)和美国专利商标局(USPTO),都制定了成熟的发明(包括与人工智能相关的发明)审查流程,其中可能包含符合条件的特征和除外特征。不管它们打算执行哪项基础立法,这些流程通常都会试着将基于技术并因此具有可专利性的内容与抽象的、纯理论的、数学的或与业务相关的内容区分开来,从而将相关内容排除在许多司法管辖区的专利保护范围之外。
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