Secerna hosts taster day for future patent attorneys & more…Keep up with what has been happening this week in our latest IP news round-up…

Protecting Intellectual Property in Wales’ Emerging AgriTech Sector

As Wales embraces the digital age in agriculture, the AgriTech sector is driving a wave of innovation that promises to transform farming practices, enhance productivity, and ensure sustainability.

Secerna hosts taster day for future patent attorneys

Secerna LLP, an intellectual property law firm, recently hosted its fourth annual taster day. The event gave undergraduate students a rare chance to explore patent law and experience the IP industry firsthand. The day aimed to inspire and empower future patent attorneys by offering a glimpse into the work of a patent attorney within a private practice firm.

Filament Health expands intellectual property portfolio

Filament Health Corp announced that it has expanded its intellectual property portfolio with the acceptance of 12 patents for processes relating to the development of botanical psychedelic drugs by IP Australia.

Court of Appeal ruling restores a stricter approach to artificial neural network inventions in the UK 

The Court of Appeal has overturned a High Court judgement regarding the patentability of artificial neural network (ANN) inventions. The original High Court judgement, issued last year, determined that an ANN does not fall under the “program for a computer” exclusion from patentability in the UK. The Court of Appeal has now overturned this decision such that ANNs can fall under this exclusion.

King’s Speech: AI implications for IP

Featuring in The Patent Lawyer Magazine, Emma Graham Partner and Patent Attorney at Mewburn Ellis explores what the King’s Speech said about AI, what is happening elsewhere in the world, and what we can expect in the UK.