Niles Beadman - May 27, 2025 Nyobolt: Six minutes to charge an electric car The battery maker's niobium tungsten oxide anode will revolutionise electric vehicles.
Simon Parry - August 23, 2023 Is the future in the wind? Pyxis Ocean sets sail! This week we have seen the bulk carrier Pyxis Ocean set sail (literally!) for the first time with ...
Daniel Brodsky - May 23, 2023 Team Bath Racing Electric enters driverless car race at Silverstone Team Bath Racing Electric is set to hit the track at Formula Student 2023, including the Dynamic ...
Rob Walker - November 4, 2022 Ocean-based carbon dioxide removal is making a splash COP27 commences on 6th November 2022 and one of the key items on the agenda will be the rules ...
Darena Slavova - October 20, 2022 On track for net-zero railway: Hitachi’s Blues Train In 1825 George Stephenson’s Locomotion took 450 people 25 miles from Darlington to Stockton at 15 ...
Rob Walker - August 22, 2022 The long road to safer micro-mobility June 2022 marked the first anniversary of the introduction of e-scooters in London as part of the ...
Charlotte Lynch - August 16, 2022 Standards, SEPs, and FRAND agreements - an overview The terms “standards,” “SEPs,” and “FRAND agreements,” are increasingly being mentioned in the ...
Maria Hall - June 16, 2022 Mewburn Ellis advises creators of Goodwood 2022 record breaker IP firm advises the company behind the Spéirling electric hypercar which has just beaten the ...
Simon Parry - June 10, 2022 Our goal is to build the world’s fastest electric car Elizabeth Maclennan developed a love of speed at Mewburn Ellis-sponsored Team Bath Racing Electric. ...
Rebecca Blundell - March 24, 2022 From bottle to throttle: upcycling plastic waste into the tyre industry In the UK alone 35.8 million plastic bottles are used and discarded every day. And, with ...
Genevieve Pugh - February 17, 2022 Battery materials – sourcing a brighter battery-powered future As demonstrated by the recent COP 26 UN Climate Change conference, the climate crisis is weighing ...
Sophie Chua - February 17, 2022 Taking-off into a cleaner future: composites in the aviation industry As the world gradually returns to its pre-pandemic levels of air travel, the importance of ...
Fynn McLennan - January 10, 2022 Solid-state electrolytes – a firm footing for the future? Innovation must produce sustainable solutions in every area of technology to help the world avert ...
Sean Jauss - November 12, 2021 LG Chem vs SK Innovation: law & politics in the EV market Sales of electric vehicles are booming. With global stock up from less than 1 million in 2014 to ...
Jacqueline Murphy - October 26, 2021 New Green IP Report launched To coincide with the launch of COP26 we have released a new report into Green IP. Our report ...
Sam Bailey - October 1, 2021 Intercalation Station: bringing new energy to battery industry reporting This online news channel offers an insider’s viewpoint as it breaks battery industry news and ...
Tom Furnival - September 24, 2021 Qualcomm unveils world's first 5G, AI-enabled, autonomous drone In their latest offering, the Qualcomm Flight RB5 5G Platform, Qualcomm are cementing themselves as ...
Callum McGuinn - August 4, 2021 Taking charge - electric vehicle battery recycling In this Forward: On Demand vlog, Callum McGuinn and Joseph Newcombe discuss electric vehicle ...
Katie Lovell - July 15, 2021 Smart grids – cities of the future? Increasingly, climate change and smart energy consumption are at the forefront of governmental ...
Alexander Cavell - June 28, 2021 Structural batteries: “massless” energy storage In recent years, people have sought to harness the world’s natural sustainable resources for our ...
Rob Walker - June 24, 2021 The future of autonomous vehicles on land and sea In this Forward: On Demand vlog, Chris Cattley and Rob Walker discuss the future of autonomous ...
Callum McGuinn - June 11, 2021 How environmentally friendly are electric vehicles? In this Forward: On Demand vlog, Callum McGuinn and Joseph Newcombe discuss how environmentally ...
Rebecca Blundell - June 3, 2021 From the Moon to Mars: tyres for space exploration Conditions on the Moon can be extremely harsh. For instance, temperatures can range between ‑170 °C ...
Callum McGuinn - May 25, 2021 Meet the material: PowerPaste A new hydrogen-based fuel packs quite a punch, writes Kerry Taylor-Smith.
Helen Bower - May 10, 2021 EPO Opposition Trends in Engineering, Electronics and Software Special Report In autumn 2020, we analysed more than 8000 opposition cases filed at the European Patent Office ...
Thomas Lonsdale - April 15, 2021 3D-printing: a breakthrough in battery technology As described in our recent blog article Energy storage: batteries and beyond, lithium-ion batteries ...
Rob Walker - April 8, 2021 Composites in automotive applications: accelerating towards a greener future? The UK government has recently vowed to cut 68% of CO2 emissions by 2030 in a bid to tackle climate ...
Isobel Stone - April 7, 2021 Hydrogen: turning grey to green Hydrogen fuels, with their high energy density and clean-air qualities, are oft-touted as a ...
Thomas Lonsdale - March 17, 2021 eFuel – the solution to green air travel? Electric vehicles (EVs) look like an obvious replacement in working towards a decarbonised future. ...
Thomas Lonsdale - March 16, 2021 Clean, green, renewable machine - the future of centralised and distributed energy storage The Government recently announced that they want to make the UK the world leader in clean wind ...
Dan Thornton - March 2, 2021 Working together to define future mobility The fourth industrial revolution – big data – blockchain – artificial intelligence – machine ...
Ben Boyd - February 23, 2021 Are we about to see a boom in supersonic flight? It has been nearly 20 years since the last commercial Concorde flight between New York and London. ...
Rob Walker - February 22, 2021 Autonomous vehicles: into reverse or about to shift up a gear? While the past 12 months have been a rocky ride for much of the automotive industry, one section ...
Simon Parry - February 17, 2021 Maritime robotics - autonomous technology improving shipping efficiency To date, much of the focus on autonomous technology has centred on vehicles designed primarily to ...
Niles Beadman - February 1, 2021 Tyres: the secret polluter Automotive emissions are a hot topic, but increased regulation coupled with industry-wide ...
Urs Ferber - January 21, 2021 Deep neural networks: of dogs, muffins, and self-driving cars You may have come across the “animals vs. food” picture quiz on the internet. One example is ...
Nathan Zhang - January 15, 2021 Lithium-metal batteries: a separator solution to dendrites Global demand for clean, renewable energy is now higher than ever before. With climate change ...
Sam Bailey - December 17, 2020 EU batteries directive – powering up opportunities? Changing needs, new demands Global energy consumption has more than doubled in the last 30 years, ...
Stephen Gill - December 16, 2020 What has railway signalling got to do with sealed tube transport? Railways depend for modern long-distance and high density train operation on sophisticated ...
Joseph Newcombe - December 11, 2020 Safer and better: Nanotech Energy batteries signal positive news Our lives require storage of electrical energy more than ever these days. Batteries are ...
Rebecca Blundell - December 8, 2020 Green tyres: wheeling towards sustainable rubber Rubber is a crucial component of the tyre, with most tyres typically containing a complex blend of ...
Urs Ferber - December 1, 2020 Düsseldorf Regional Court refers Nokia vs. Daimler licensing dispute to CJEU As anticipated, the Düsseldorf Regional Court, in its decision Nokia ./. Daimler (4c O 17/19) ...
Matthew Naylor - November 29, 2020 Graphene getting the automotive industry into gear In the years since graphene was first created at the University of Manchester in 2004 by Professors ...
Ben Boyd - November 18, 2020 Aiming for the sky: aviation carbon reduction goals One consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic has been the significant reduction in carbon emissions in ...
Sam Bailey - November 10, 2020 EPO and IEA dive deep into battery patent data Weighing in at nearly 100 pages, the recent detailed report on innovation and patent trends in the ...
Rebecca Blundell - October 27, 2020 The future of tyres in the driverless age 1886 is often regarded as the birth year of the modern car. This was the year that Karl Benz filed ...
Daniel Brodsky - October 25, 2020 How green are electric vehicles? Electric vehicles are often hailed as a primary solution for combatting air pollution and climate ...
Urs Ferber - October 8, 2020 Thoughts on the transition to fully autonomous driving Imagine the following situation: you just received your brand-new, expensive sports car and your ...
Sam Bailey - October 2, 2020 Batteries: Power is nothing without control As part of our Thought Leaders series, Mewburn Ellis Partner Sam Bailey explores some exciting ...
Sam Bailey - September 24, 2020 Batteries are no longer just passengers in electric vehicles In an earlier blog, we focussed on the chemistry aspects of the Tesla innovations from their ...
Sam Bailey - September 23, 2020 A supercharged day for Tesla and battery tech On September 22, Tesla CEO Elon Musk took to the stage during the company's highly anticipated ...
Simon Parry - September 5, 2020 Driving technology – could hands-free driving become legal in the UK? Specialist Patent Attorney and Automotive Safety Specialist Simon Parry considers the ...
Daniel Brodsky - August 27, 2020 How cities are adapting to the electric vehicle revolution The number of electric vehicles on roads around the world is growing rapidly. For example, in the ...
Simon Parry - August 19, 2020 Are Automated Lane Keeping Systems on the UK horizon? On 18th August 2020, the UK government’s Department for Transport (DfT) issued a call for evidence ...
Urs Ferber - August 18, 2020 Nokia vs. Daimler - FRAND defence does not apply Breaking News in Nokia vs. Daimler (2 O 34/19) - (FRAND/SEP case)
Simon Parry - August 11, 2020 Turning the tide – the growing use of electrical power in the shipping industry Hybrid and fully electric cars are now beginning to garner wider acceptance and are becoming an ...
Ben Boyd - July 30, 2020 How self-driving cars are putting the brakes on vehicle collisions When I first started driving, my parents would tell me to “drive safely” and then follow up with ...
Ben Boyd - July 29, 2020 Amazon and Zoox steer toward the development of self-driving delivery vehicles Amazon has agreed to acquire self-driving start-up Zoox for USD $1.2 billion (£975 million). This ...
Simon Parry - July 21, 2020 Future mobility: exploring the new normal In a recent article we discussed the numerous and varied aspects relating to the impending mobility ...
Jane Liu - July 17, 2020 Polymer composites using natural fibres – growing reinforcements, growing in popularity Fibre-reinforced polymer composites are lightweight yet strong materials and are currently a key ...
Urs Ferber - July 15, 2020 Landmark judgement in German FRAND case Sisvel vs. Haier On May 5, 2020, the Cartel Senate of the German Federal Supreme Court (BGH) held the oral hearing ...
Stephen Gill - July 10, 2020 Batteries in trains – filling the gap Hitachi Rail and Hyperdrive Innovation have recently announced an agreement to develop battery ...
Thomas Lonsdale - July 2, 2020 E-scooters – a solution to socially distanced travel? The UK Government has announced that trials of rental e-scooters will be allowed to take place from ...
Tom Furnival - April 28, 2020 5G and autonomous vehicles - accelerating data communication speed The amount of data that self-driving cars are predicted to use is massive, really massive. A study ...
Callum McGuinn - November 20, 2019 Lithium-ion batteries - powering the EVs of the future In a recent blog, Eleanor Maciver reviewed a variety of promising “batteries of the future”. Of ...
Simon Parry - November 11, 2019 Extreme fast charging – the future of electric vehicle batteries With global deployment now exceeding five million, electric vehicles continue to hold the promise ...
Urs Ferber - October 26, 2019 FRAND Licensing of SEPs in the age of connected cars Cars are developing more and more into computerized mobile platforms. They relieve the driver of ...
Simon Parry - September 13, 2019 Intermodality: the future of transport? Search the term 'intermodality' and you'll turn up a number of definitions and some fine ...
Simon Parry - August 20, 2019 Fast times at TBRe: the future of autonomous vehicles In Forward magazine edition 2, we met up with Team Bath Racing Electric (TBRe) who are driving the ...
Simon Parry - August 19, 2019 Team Bath Racing Electric - zooming through 2019 Each year, over 100 university engineering teams from around the globe travel to Silverstone, ...
Simon Parry - July 31, 2019 The rise of e-scooters - micromobility gains momentum As congestion in cities rises, existing transportation can no longer keep up with growing ...
Simon Parry - June 26, 2019 Data and security issues in a world of connected cars Mobility patterns are changing and technological innovations in electrification, connectivity and ...
Graeme Moore - May 29, 2019 The journey of rLoop - a new technology innovation network disrupting the world of transport and IP As a child growing up in Blackburn, near Manchester, UK, Ilyas Vali dreamed of owning a dog. He ...
Simon Parry - May 24, 2019 A single to Singapore please: the rise in on-demand bus services Discussion about future mobility tends to focus on the strategies of the major car manufacturers ...
Simon Parry - April 5, 2019 Hydrogen fuel cell vehicles: growth and innovation While much attention and noise has surrounded the growth in the number of electric and plug-in ...
Simon Parry - February 25, 2019 Self-driving vehicles: what do consumers think (and want)? As a survey of 25,000 consumers in 20 countries, and a study that has been conducted annually over ...
Simon Parry - January 22, 2019 Autonomous vehicles - the race to innovate The future of the automotive sector will be fundamentally different from its past. Electric ...
Simon Parry - December 11, 2018 Future mobility: the new direction of transport Massive social, economic and technology trends are converging to change mobility - how we move ...
Simon Parry - October 30, 2018 Team Bath Racing Electric: racing to success Team Bath Racing Electric (TBRe) achieved their best ever ranking at the 2018 Formula Student UK ...
