Have patents changed since 1474?
If so, then the UK Supreme Court is determined to keep up with technology
“One of the fundamental distinctions between law and technology is geographical impact,” a justice of the Supreme Court said in April. As Lord Sales explained at an international seminar, “legal regimes are national whilst technologies are increasingly global”.
Sales cited a ruling delivered by the Supreme Court last August. Though he was the most junior…
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