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The chip maker has been sued in Texas by a company that acquired the tech patents

The European Patent Office’s report shows the US is by far the most innovative country in Fourth Industrial Revolution technologies, with Europe losing ground China and Korea

Two big names in e-discovery law and information governance, Am Law 100 member Nelson Mullins and Redgrave, are set to combine in one of the largest law firm mergers so far this year

The firm has called for an urgent review of UK legislation in order to ensure the successful roll out of hands-free driving on the nation’s motorways

Wensen An analyses protection standards for AI-generated inventions set by the world’s major IP bodies

Jonathan Edwards and Clara Clark Nevola survey the plethora of mission statements and guidelines in which Europe defines its approach to AI regulation

Dr Rachel Free of CMS considers the ethical issues of AI and how the law can protect it

In response to patent offices in Europe and the US denying patents for inventions by AI, David Brinck of EIP argues that the need for a change in the law is pressing

Drivers could be taking their hands off the wheel on motorways as early as next year

John Buyers, Osborne Clarke’s head of AI, reports on the rapidly evolving field of automated facial recognition and the relevant legislation

Bryan Bach provides a step-by-step guide to how law firms should set about implementing their first AI-powered project

While military needs have historically driven advances in AI and robotics, the fight against Covid-19 holds out the enticing prospect of an acceleration in their use to improve medicine. Dr David Cowan reports

The European Commission and the UK Information Commissioner’s Office unveiled white papers on AI regulation on the same day. Jo Joyce and Jean-David Behlow ask whether the EU and UK can become world leaders in AI regulation

Mark Lewis argues that a sensible balance can be struck between encouraging the development of AI and protecting citizens from harm

Facebook's Emer Cassidy argues that that not only facial recognition’s use but also its creation and accuracy must be regulated

Bhupinder Randhawa is head of engineering and technology law and co-head of AI at Bereskin & Parr, which has become a founding partner of the Hardware Catalyst Initiative (HCI), Canada’s first incubator for tech hardware startups.

An artificially intelligent system called DABUS (Device for the Autonomous Bootstrapping of Unified Sentience), developed as part of “The Artificial Inventor Project”, is challenging the notion of whether AI can be listed as an “inventor” of patent applications.

An interview with Tim Deeson, CEO of Green Shoot Labs, which has partnered with the Cybercrime Helpline to create a new chatbot aimed at helping everyday users deal with issues of cybercrime.

A self-taught programmer, claims he wrote the code for a robot lawyer website in just three hours. British student Joshua Browder created a robot lawyer as a means to facilitate the process of disputing speeding tickets, by giving access to free legal advice on the spot.

Following recent comments from Supreme Court Justice Lord Kitchen, that current IP law is lagging behind advances in AI technology, Saiful Khan, partner and IP expert in electronics and computing at Potter Clarkson, asks, is it time for the UK to introduce a new category of short-term patent to help stimulate greater innovation from technology companies?