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British Science Week: Patent Filing Strategies, and the Importance of Portfolio Growth

This is the second in a series of articles exploring how intellectual property (IP), and in particular patents, can support growth of your business.  The first part of this series investigated th...

British Science Week: IP Considerations for Early Growth of a Business

This is the first in a series of articles exploring how intellectual property (IP), and in particular patents, can support growth of your business.  The first part investigates the importance of ...

GJE Role Model Series – Beverley Brown, SmartKem Ltd

In celebration of International Women’s Day 2022, and in continuation of the GJE Role Model Series, we have interviewed the inventor Beverley Brown, who is the Chief Scientist at SmartKem Ltd – a ...

Another Blow to DABUS as Patent Offices Reject AI as Inventors

Artificial intelligence (AI) stands as a powerful tool undergoing rapid progression and adoption at the forefront of research and development.  The continued growth in the importance of AI raises...

GJE Role Model Series – Kristin Williams, P&G

It is no secret that diversity and inclusion is fundamental for building stronger, more successful and more innovative organisations and societies in which everybody is empowered to thrive. Having vis...

EBA Referral: Can a Priority Claim Be Country-Dependent for a PCT Application?

The right to priority is often a topic of contention at the European Patent Office (EPO), and it is once more in the spotlight with a referral to the EPO’s Enlarged Board of Appeal (EBA). We know th...

Intellectual Property – If a Tree Falls in a Forest and No One Is Around To Hear It, Does It Make a Sound?

The title of this piece quotes an interesting philosophical question.  In the world of patents, this question is somewhat analogous to the question “to what extent does prior use of an inventio...

Securing Intellectual Property Protection for Software | In Association with Geovation | 03.02.22

Thursday 3rd February 2022, 2pm – 3pm What will the talk cover? Many companies are now platform based or use software to drive their processes and customer interaction. How that software can be prot...

Unified Patent Court Brought to Life

The Unified Patent Court (UPC) has started running due to Austria completing the ratifications of the UPC Agreement (UPCA) and Protocol on the Provisional Application of the UPC Agreement (PPA). This ...

The Future of Biomedical Engineering – An Industry Perspective | 13.01.22

Thursday 13 January 2022, 4:00 PM (London UK – BST) 2 hours This event will be free for BioMedEng members, but non-members will be charged a £30 attendance fee (equivalent to an annual BioMedEng me...