David Swain joins the firm s Hong Kong office as head of intellectual property, leading the launch
of its intellectual property practice in Asia. He will advise on non-contentious IP issues, including patents, trademarks, design rights and copyright. Swain also has experience in data and privacy law and has worked across the tech, life sciences, media and entertainment, and gaming sectors.
David Swain
He joins Lewis Silkin from law firm Deacons.
Geraint Tilsley, a former partner at law firm Geldards, will be Lewis Silkin s first corporate partner in Cardiff and will oversee the practice’s regional growth. He advises clients on mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, private equity and corporate governance, both in the UK and internationally.
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The influx of AI in various businesses intricate has forced the
companies to rethink the base of a business and change their
attitude towards more prospective business strategy including
innovation from AI. The Special Patent Court of High Court of
England & Wales in the case of
Stephen L Thaler Vs
Comptroller General of Patents, Design and Trade Mark
([2020] EWHC 2412 (Pat)) clarified that AI cannot be granted
a patent.
Brief of the case
This case is a celebrated case of the United Kingdom
(‘UK ). It starts from two patent applications,