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The firm welcomes 11 new Trainee Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys

From PhDs in astrophysics to tenures in-house at luxury brands, this year’s group is one of our most diverse. Crossing a range of sectors, functional expertise and backgrounds we’re very proud announce the arrival of our new trainee attorneys.

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Our patent and trade mark teams again receive a Band 1 ranking in Chambers and Partners

We are pleased to announce our top-tier ranking in the latest edition of Chambers and Partners for UK patent and trade mark attorneys.

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The new edition of the EPO's Guidelines for Examination comes into effect today

The changes to the Guidelines relate to a range of issues, such as the test for removing or replacing features in a claim, new sections on exclusions to patentability including AI and machine learning cases.

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Top Tier ranking in Legal 500 for patent and trade mark teams

Kilburn & Strode is pleased to announce our Top Tier ranking in the latest edition Legal 500 for UK Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys.

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Waking up from 'The (Native) American Dream'...?

The global pharmaceutical company took the eyebrow-raising step of transferring these patents to the Native American St. Regis Mohawk Tribe, who benefit from “sovereign immunity” status.

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The EPO and computer-implemented inventions: an appeal for more?

Since 2015 we have seen a series of extensive updates to the computer-implemented invention (CII) sections of the European Patent Office’s Guidelines for Examination, the practice guide for EPO examiners to follow when examining cases.

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EPO Draft Guidelines on patenting AI published – level playing field? Asks Alexander Korenberg

Following a recent announcement by the EPO, a preview of the next version of the Guidelines for Examination is now online. One of the changes highlighted was a section on the patentability of AI and Machine Learning inventions.

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AI Meets IP: The patent challenge

This, the first of a series of articles looking at AI and IP, focuses on using patents and other IP rights to protect AI-related inventions and machine learning.

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Broad Institute wins CRISPR Appeal

This week saw the latest instalment in the now infamous multijurisdictional CRISPR patent war between two heavyweight academic institutions, the Broad Institute and the University of California - a win at the Court of Appeal for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) for the Broad institute.

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