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UK and US rulings put software patentability in spotlight, but nuance is needed

By Douglas Clarke-Williams ( March 5, 2026, 15:48 GMT | Comment) -- Recent court rulings on the patentability of software in the US and UK might appear to illustrate a growing divide on the issue between the two jurisdictions, but the relationship between the two approaches is not as clear-cut as it might seem. Closer UK alignment with the European Patent Office’s approach does not establish an opposing momentum to the US approach.Questions of a trans-Atlantic divide opening on the patentability of software have been raised by two recent court rulings, one in the UK and one in the US....

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