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Brexit and the Implications for IP Rights | 04.10.2021

The UK has now left the EU, following a transition period that ended on 31 December 2020.  This means that EU Trade Marks (EUTMs) and Registered Community Designs (RCDs)&...

Plant Variety Rights

We can help you to file applications to register new plant variety rights in Europe and the UK.  Beyond that, we can advise you on the strategies that will ensure you obtain plant variety protect...

Cultivating Safety: How the Agricultural Sector can Harvest IP from Far Afield

Back in 1977, NASA published a paper entitled The Role of Aerospace Technology in Agriculture. The report summarised a study, the goal of which was to improve productivity of agriculture through ...

Government Incentives Steering an Electric Vehicle Revolution

The electric vehicle (EV) market is rapidly picking up pace.  According to data from the RAC, nearly 40% of all new cars sold in 2021 in the UK have been hybrids or fully electric¹.  This i...

A Symbol of Pride – The Rainbow Flag

June is Pride month – an annual celebration of, and support for, the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer communities (often shortened to “LGBTQ”).  It is almost impossible not to ...

Machine Learning and Patents – A Guide for Patent Attorneys in Chemistry and Life Sciences

Machine learning and artificial intelligence have gained an explosion of attention in recent years as a tool that can be deployed against a wide variety of problems.  Indeed, the applications of mach...

Board of Appeal’s Preliminary Opinion in T0489/14 Following G1/19 Decision

Following the recently issued decision by the Enlarged Board of Appeal in G1/19, the referring Board in T0489/14 have now issued their preliminary opinion and a summons to oral proceedings.  As w...

IP Strategies for AI Innovators in Healthcare

AI & IP Series This is the second in a series of three articles directed at all innovators using artificial intelligence to solve problems in healthcare.  Our aim is to address some of the miscon...

Sustainable Food & Drink: Leveraging IP to Gain Commercial Edge | 15.06.21

Tuesday 15th June 2021, 2:00 pm (London UK – BST) 45mins What will the talk cover? The food and drink sector intensely impacts and has a high dependence on the environment, economy and society. ...

Increase the Range of Your IP

In January this year, Penn State University caused a stir in the electric vehicle (EV) field by announcing a battery for mass market EVs that has a range of 250 miles and an ability to charge in 10 mi...