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Advances in software-based technologies such as Artificial..

The terms “standards,” “SEPs,” and “FRAND agreements,” are..

“A reader lives a thousand lives before they die”. From Homer to..

The recently published 2022 Spring Statement¹ indicates support for a..

In our previous blog, ‘Noisy quantum computing: overcoming quantum..

Meet the British startup on the brink of winning the race to produce..

With the 2021 changes to the examination guidelines, the EPO changed..

A cashless society describes an economic state whereby financial..

On 2 February, Alphabet Inc.’s artificial intelligence subsidiary,..

On 21st December 2021 the EPO rejected the two appeals filed by Dr..

In 2020 the EPO published a report on the global trends in patent..

Christopher Trummer, managing director of the TUM Venture Lab..

KPMG have recently published their biannual report ‘Pulse of Fintech..

In their latest offering, the Qualcomm Flight RB5 5G Platform,..

On 21 September 2021, the UK Court of Appeal rejected an appeal..

We are at the start of a technological revolution that will..

With quantum start-ups now appearing across the globe and tech giants..

Forward spoke with Jelmer Renema of Dutch firm QuiX about why..

In this Forward: On Demand vlog, Chris Cattley and Rob Walker discuss..

Research into new materials with desirable properties has been one of..

Mark Saffman tells Forward why an atomic approach has all the..

In autumn 2020, we analysed more than 8000 opposition cases filed at..

The vaccine roll-out is in action all over the world. Nevertheless,..

As the UK begins work towards realising world-beating ambitions,..

In a recent success for one of our clients, we overcame an objection..

By 2025, the team from secretive quantum computing firm PsiQuantum..

The European Patent Office (EPO) recently published its 2020 Patent..

The Enlarged Board of Appeal (EBoA) has now issued their decision ..

The fourth industrial revolution – big data – blockchain – artificial..

Humans generate a mind-boggling amount of data each day. This..

While the past 12 months have been a rocky ride for much of the..

The term “internet of things (IoT)” has often been mentioned in..

As the technical capabilities of smartphones continue to rise at an..

You may have come across the “animals vs. food” picture quiz on the..

Following on from Unwired Planet v Huawei, Ericsson have launched a ..

It is sometimes difficult to obtain patent protection for inventions..

Deep learning has just made a new headline grabbing achievement:..

As anticipated, the Düsseldorf Regional Court, in its decision Nokia..

In our previous blog, ‘Noisy quantum computing: overcoming quantum..

On 6 November 2020, Britain launched its largest industry-led quantum..

Minimising person to person contact is the major weapon in reducing..

As explained in our article “Mixed reality: Is it the blend that will..

Extended reality (XR) is an umbrella term covering technologies that..

From simulating the evaluation of cardiovascular patients to turning..

As discussed in our Patentability of Software and Business Method..

In recent years, there has been rapid acceleration in quantum..

The race to build a large-scale quantum computer is one of the most..

Anticipated as the next great leap in human technology, quantum..

Published Wednesday 26th August 2020, the Supreme Court has handed..

On the 18th of August 2020, researchers from the University of..

Breaking News in Nokia vs. Daimler (2 O 34/19) - (FRAND/SEP case)

As part of our Thought Leaders series, Mewburn Ellis Senior Associate..

We often receive enquiries asking whether a particular..

On May 5, 2020, the Cartel Senate of the German Federal Supreme Court..

The simple answer is: yes. Thanks for reading this post, stay tuned..

In a recent press release Mitsubishi Electric Corporation announced..

It is estimated that by 2025 there will be 26-30 billion devices in..

In our recent post on the use of artificial intelligence in..

Putting “AI” in the title of your paper, or indeed in the name of..

Following on from Richard Johnson’s blog post “Inventive AI: can..

Cars are developing more and more into computerized mobile platforms...

The integration of technology based on artificial intelligence into..

Affective computing may be a multi-billion -dollar business, but much..

As a child growing up in Blackburn, near Manchester, UK, Ilyas Vali..

Once only a figment of the imagination in literature such as Mark..

Emma Graham and Graeme Moore attended the EPO’s “Patenting..