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Motor finance: untangling the Supreme Court’s decision

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By Richard Coates
| The Law Society Gazette Verified
On Friday, 1 August 2025, the Supreme Court gave its long-awaited judgment on the controversial issue of secret commissions, finding that commission payments were not bribes and dealers do not owe fiduciary duties when arranging motor finance – but where very large commissions have been paid, that may create an unfair relationship under the Consumer Credit Act 1974. This judgment is likely to have wide-ranging repercussions across the finance industry.
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Federal Circuit Clarifies Concept Of "Conception"

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By Richard Coates, Carlyn A Burton
| Mondaq
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit recently issued a significant opinion in Regents of the University of California v. Broad Institute, Inc.,1 providing fundamental guidance on the legal standard of "conception" in patent law. The decision vacates the Patent Trial and Appeal Board's (PTAB) 2022 interference ruling in the long-running CRISPR-Cas9 patent dispute and remands the case for further consideration under the clarified standard.
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Applying Machine Learning To A New Field Does Not Impart Patent Eligibility

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By Brena L. Thompson, Richard Coates
| Mondaq
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit recently affirmed a district court's dismissal of a complaint for infringement of machine learning patents based on subject matter ineligibility of the patent claims under the Patent Act, 35 U.S.C. § 101.
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