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High Court Breakthrough: Overturning UKIPO Decision Opens Doors for AI Patentability

A recent High Court decision in the UK has overturned the UKIPO's exclusion of Artificial Neural Networks (ANNs) from patentability. The decision, which involved a patent application for a music recommendation system, found that the ANN was not a program for a computer and therefore not excluded from patentability. This decision is a departure from the UKIPO's previous approach and could make the UK a more favorable jurisdiction for patenting ANN-based inventions.