Can AI Inventions Be Patented in the UK? A Complete Post-UKSC 3 Guide
Artificial intelligence is generating commercially valuable innovation across almost every sector of the economy. Whether it is a recommendation engine, a diagnostic system, an image classifier or a generative model, the technical capabilities of AI systems represent a genuine investment in research, engineering and data…
What the Emotional Perception AI Supreme Court Decision Means for UK Patent Applicants
On 11 February 2026, the UK Supreme Court handed down its judgment in Emotional Perception AI Limited v Comptroller General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks [2026] UKSC 3. The five-justice panel, Lord Briggs, Lord Hamblen, Lord Leggatt, Lord Stephens and Lord Kitchin, issued a…
ANALYSIS OF THE UK SUPREME COURT JUDGEMENT IN EMOTIONAL PERCEPTION vs COMPTROLLER GENERAL [2026] UKSC 3
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U.K. Supreme Court to hear the appeal in Emotional Perception’s Application
This case is of generational importance. It deals with the exclusions to patentability and, particularly, what amounts to a program for a computer, what potentially should be considered to be technical in nature, what test is suitable for the assessment of contribution and/or inventive step,…
ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORKS, COMPUTER PROGRAMS AND PATENTABILITY: 2024 APPEAL UPDATE
Court of Appeal Case No. CA-2024-000036 of 19 July 2024Comptroller General of Patents vs Emotional Perception AI Limited “EPAI” “This Information provides a summary of the subject matter only. It should not be acted on without first seeking professional advice.”
SKELETON ARGUMENTS ON APPEAL TO THE COURT OF APPEAL – Emotional-Perception AI
Introduction to article: It is very difficult to divorce cutting edge tech from the corresponding terms used in patent statute. Without understanding one, you cannot understand the other. The Court of Appeal, in this appeal #CA2004000036 #EmotionalPerception vs Comptroller of Patents, is therefore tasked with…
Hepworth Browne Recognised at Managing IP EMEA Awards For “Impact Case of The Year”
Hepworth Browne is delighted to announce that its groundbreaking work on the exclusions to patentability of section 1(2) UK Patents Act “UKPA”, in the Emotional Perception AI vs Comptroller General of Patents decision [2023] EWHC 2948 (Ch), has received the prestigious 2023 “Impact Case of the Year”…
Emotional Perception’s Application [2023] EWHC 2948 (Ch) Appeal
So, unsurprisingly, following the last Consequentials Hearing on 15 December 2923, a direct appeal has been allowed to the Court of Appeal in Emotional Perception’s Application [2023] EWHC 2948 (Ch). The reasoning was that the issues are ‘novel and significant and are of importance to the wider…
