Eliot Ward - Feb 29, 2024
The link between the microbiome and chronic liver disorders
Guts UK is the charity for the digestive system. It funds scientific research such as Nicholas Ilott’s investigation into the link between the microbiome and chronic liver disorders, as Mewburn Ellis discovers.
Mewburn Ellis ranked ‘gold tier’ in IAM PATENT 1000: The World’s Leading Patent Practitioners 2023
We are delighted to once again be ranked ‘gold tier’ inIAM PATENT..
Meet the team: Camille Terfve, Partner and Patent Attorney in the Life Sciences team, Cambridge
As part of our 'meet the team' series, we talk to Camille Terfve..
Bioinformatics at the UK IPO – what does the new Guidance mean for applicants?
As recently publicised, the UK IPO recently issued new guidance..
From academia to patents – a career path to becoming a patent attorney
Camille Terfve spoke to EMBL Careers about what it takes to become a..
A snapshot: Patent Landscape in Bioinformatics and Digital Health
In this Forward: On Demand vlog, Christopher Casley gives us an..
Patent Landscape in Bioinformatics and Digital Health Special Report
Our new Special Report, Patent Landscape in Bioinformatics and..
Intellectual property and artificial intelligence in the UK: what might the future hold?
AI is a hot topic for the current UK government. Last year, the UK..
EPO Opposition Trends in Engineering, Electronics and Software Special Report
In autumn 2020, we analysed more than 8000 opposition cases filed at..
Deep learning cracks the protein folding problem?
Deep learning has just made a new headline grabbing achievement:..
Genomics medicine has already proved its potential: the (success) story of non-invasive prenatal testing
We have previously discussed the tremendous progress made towards the..
Oppositions & Appeals: novelty of a patient sub-population
Case 9 – T 734/12 (EPO Board of Appeal, 17 May 2013)
Novelty of a..
Can software be therapeutic?
The simple answer is: yes. Thanks for reading this post, stay tuned..
Protecting IP in bioinformatics and digital health: tips and tricks to tackle the “moving target problem”
As previously discussed, data driven approaches have revolutionised..
Oppositions & Appeals: we helped determine the meaning of “surgery”
Case 8 – T 1695/07 (EPO Board of Appeal, 28 September 2011)
We..
A Guide to Patenting Bioinformatics Inventions at the EPO: what is technical and why does it matter?
Many inventions in the field of bioinformatics (a term that we will..
Have we entered the era of the DIY superhuman?
Self-improvement products are everywhere around us, on our..
Coronavirus (COVID-19), big data and silver linings
There is no denying that the COVID-19 pandemic will have tremendous..
What use is computational biology during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic?
There is one obvious way in which computational biology is showing..
Bioinformatics, data and healthcare: Benefits and challenges of data-driven medicine
Algorithms (sometimes collectively referred to as ‘digital health’)..
Genomics and Biodata in 2020: the future is here!
I have been working in the field of bioinformatics/computational..
Genomics and Biodata in 2020: so much data, so little time?
Having attended the Festival of Genomics & Biodata 2020 conference..
Simulations in bioinformatics and the G1/19 referral
What’s all this about?
Claims directed to methods of simulation or..
AI, deep learning and image analysis in bioinformatics
Putting “AI” in the title of your paper, or indeed in the name of..
EPO Bioinformatics Roadshow
There is still a relatively prevalent view in the field of..
DIY biology dilemma – regulating biohacking
Science kits may have inspired generations of children to become..
Patentable subject matter in bioinformatics - USPTO’s January 2019 guidance
In this article, Paul Liu and Ashley Barton from Duane Morris LLP..