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UPC Weekly - Where have we got to with the UPC doctrine of equivalents?
Matthew Naylor - June 16, 2025

UPC Weekly - Where have we got to with the UPC doctrine of equivalents?

2025 Week 24 It’s often the thorniest substantive question in patent litigation, and by extension ...

UPC Weekly - Playing the longer game – patentee wins on the merits after a failed PI
Matthew Naylor - June 9, 2025

UPC Weekly - Playing the longer game – patentee wins on the merits after a failed PI

2025 Week 23 Sometimes you need to know when to take a step back from enforcing your patent, and ...

Plastics in Transition: EPO Report Highlights Innovation Surge in Waste Management
Eleanor Maciver - June 4, 2025

Plastics in Transition: EPO Report Highlights Innovation Surge in Waste Management

The European Patent Office (EPO) has published a new report, Plastics in Transition, analysing ...

UPC Weekly - Using parallel UPC and EPO proceedings as a strategic tool
Lucy Coe - June 2, 2025

UPC Weekly - Using parallel UPC and EPO proceedings as a strategic tool

2025 Week 22 As we enter the third year of the UPC, we are seeing more and more parallel UPC ...

Nyobolt: Six minutes to charge an electric car
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.

UPC Weekly - Juicer patent: no additives but no invention
Matthew Naylor - May 27, 2025

UPC Weekly - Juicer patent: no additives but no invention

2025 Week 21 In April 2024, Korean kitchen appliance firm Hurom launched patent infringement ...

The Beginning of a New Age of Painkillers
Jessica Pemberton - May 20, 2025

The Beginning of a New Age of Painkillers

In January 2025, the US Food and Drug administration approved suzetrigine (Journavx), the first of ...

Cheminformatics 101: The science behind smarter drug design
Matthew Smith - May 19, 2025

Cheminformatics 101: The science behind smarter drug design

In a recent article published in Pharmaphorum, we explore how cheminformatics is shaping the future ...

UPC Weekly - ‘Off label’ and off the hook: UPC finds no infringement of second medical use patent
Eliot Ward - May 19, 2025

UPC Weekly - ‘Off label’ and off the hook: UPC finds no infringement of second medical use patent

2025 Week 20 For many years, the EPO has recognised that the novelty and inventiveness of a ...

Information overload: ‘More’ is not necessarily ‘Merrier’
Matthew Smith - May 16, 2025

Information overload: ‘More’ is not necessarily ‘Merrier’

Materials Informatics (MI) has the potential to revolutionise how Advanced Material discovery is ...

UPC Weekly - UPC preliminary injunction proceedings – a big stick even if denied?
Matthew Naylor - May 12, 2025

UPC Weekly - UPC preliminary injunction proceedings – a big stick even if denied?

2025 Week 19 Your patent is valid and in force. The alleged infringement falls squarely inside the ...

UPC Weekly - UPC Court of Appeal imposes preliminary injunction based on a fresh claim interpretation
Matthew Naylor - May 6, 2025

UPC Weekly - UPC Court of Appeal imposes preliminary injunction based on a fresh claim interpretation

2025 Week 18 The UPC Court of Appeal has had its fair share of preliminary injunction (PI) cases. A ...

Ask a VC: how do we build a UK greentech sector fit for the future?
Eleanor Maciver - May 2, 2025

Ask a VC: how do we build a UK greentech sector fit for the future?

Pippa Gawley is the founder of Zero Carbon Capital, a deep tech climate investment fund. She ...

UPC Weekly - Costs at the UPC – some sharp edges to watch out for
Matthew Naylor - April 28, 2025

UPC Weekly - Costs at the UPC – some sharp edges to watch out for

2025 Week 17 This week we take a look at how the winning party at the UPC should apply for their ...

The Element of Surprise – you can run but you can’t hyd(Rogen)
Matthew Smith - April 24, 2025

The Element of Surprise – you can run but you can’t hyd(Rogen)

In the quest for clean and renewable energy sources, hydrogen has emerged as one of the most ...

UPC Weekly - The saisie out of the recycling bin
Matthew Naylor - April 22, 2025

UPC Weekly - The saisie out of the recycling bin

2025 Week 16 After an initial flurry and then a plateau, the cumulative number of applications for ...

How AI is impacting IP strategy in Advanced Materials
Matthew Smith - April 17, 2025

How AI is impacting IP strategy in Advanced Materials

The use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) in chemical exploration is ...

UPC Weekly - Infringement of product-by-process at the UPC
Lucy Coe - April 14, 2025

UPC Weekly - Infringement of product-by-process at the UPC

2025 Week 15 Another first from the UPC this week – how to go about deciding on infringement and ...

UPC Weekly - Hey, why don’t we all just use the problem-solution approach?
Matthew Naylor - April 7, 2025

UPC Weekly - Hey, why don’t we all just use the problem-solution approach?

2025 Week 14 It’s been a big week at the UPC. So many decisions issued that normally it would be a ...

UPC Weekly - Some plain speaking from the UPC – on its existence and ambushes
Matthew Naylor - March 24, 2025

UPC Weekly - Some plain speaking from the UPC – on its existence and ambushes

2025 Week 12 There used to be a great rule-of-thumb for reading the headlines of certain British ...

UPC Weekly - UPC Court of Appeal adds more colour to preliminary injunction decisions
Matthew Naylor - March 10, 2025

UPC Weekly - UPC Court of Appeal adds more colour to preliminary injunction decisions

2025 Week 10 We love having a couple of contrasting UPC decisions here at UPC Weekly. This time we ...

Ask a VC: how can UK greentech startups scale and compete globally?
Eleanor Maciver - March 7, 2025

Ask a VC: how can UK greentech startups scale and compete globally?

Elbow Beach Capital is an early-stage climate tech investor in the UK. It takes equity stakes from ...

UPC Weekly - The wood chipper, the restoration and the avalanche rescue sequel
Matthew Naylor - March 3, 2025

UPC Weekly - The wood chipper, the restoration and the avalanche rescue sequel

2025 Week 9 There are three cases in the mix for discussion this week. First we look at an ...

Battery Report 2024: Reap what you Sodium
Matthew Barton - February 26, 2025

Battery Report 2024: Reap what you Sodium

The Volta Foundation have recently released the 2024 edition of their annual Battery Report. These ...

UPC Weekly - UPC Court of Appeal takes a new approach to assessing added subject matter
Matthew Naylor - February 24, 2025

UPC Weekly - UPC Court of Appeal takes a new approach to assessing added subject matter

2025 Week 8 It has always been clear that the UPC Court of Appeal (UPC CoA) would have a hugely ...

UPC Weekly - Secrets and files
Matthew Naylor - February 17, 2025

UPC Weekly - Secrets and files

2025 Week 7 One of the richest seams of UPC procedural case law so far is all about how parties can ...

Battery Report 2024: What’s the Solid-State of Affairs?
Niles Beadman - February 11, 2025

Battery Report 2024: What’s the Solid-State of Affairs?

The Volta Foundation have recently released the 2024 edition of their annual Battery Report. These ...

UPC Weekly - Two infringement actions, only one counterclaim for revocation, and an EPO opposition with rocket boosters
Matthew Naylor - February 10, 2025

UPC Weekly - Two infringement actions, only one counterclaim for revocation, and an EPO opposition with rocket boosters

2025 Week 6 Lenovo/Motorola and Ericsson are battling it out in an ongoing global dispute about 5G ...

Battery Report 2024: BESS surging in the “Decade of Energy Storage”
Rachel Pindar - February 4, 2025

Battery Report 2024: BESS surging in the “Decade of Energy Storage”

The Volta Foundation have just released the 2024 edition of their annual Battery Report. These ...

UPC Weekly - The UPC’s long arm jurisdiction balances against a strict approach to validity
Matthew Naylor - February 3, 2025

UPC Weekly - The UPC’s long arm jurisdiction balances against a strict approach to validity

2025 Week 5 Long before the UPC opened its doors for business, there was speculation about whether ...

Battery Report 2024: At sea and in space – EVs beyond cars
David Brooks - January 28, 2025

Battery Report 2024: At sea and in space – EVs beyond cars

The Volta Foundation have just released the 2024 edition of their annual Battery Report. These ...

UPC Weekly - No second bite of the cherry for an intervener at the UPC
Matthew Naylor - January 27, 2025

UPC Weekly - No second bite of the cherry for an intervener at the UPC

2025 Week 4 In the usual run of patent litigation, there is a claimant and a defendant and the rest ...

Ask a VC: how important is it for greentech startups to have an IP strategy?
Eleanor Maciver - October 22, 2024

Ask a VC: how important is it for greentech startups to have an IP strategy?

We asked Jonathan Tudor, Investment Partner at Clean Growth Fund, to explain how venture ...

Mewburn Ellis is proud to have co-hosted the London week of the JIPA European Seminar 2024!
Matthew Smith - October 11, 2024

Mewburn Ellis is proud to have co-hosted the London week of the JIPA European Seminar 2024!

This week, we were proud to welcome 14 Japanese Patent Attorneys from various companies in Japan as ...

Battery Manufacturing: Funding the Future
Niles Beadman - October 7, 2024

Battery Manufacturing: Funding the Future

In September, the US Department of Energy announced the latest round of funding to electrify the ...

Mewburn Ellis is delighted to co-host London week of the JIPA European Seminar 2024!
Matthew Smith - September 19, 2024

Mewburn Ellis is delighted to co-host London week of the JIPA European Seminar 2024!

We are looking forward to co-hosting the London week of the JIPA F4 Course (European patent ...

Professor David Nutt’s new psychedelic mission
Joseph Newcombe - September 18, 2024

Professor David Nutt’s new psychedelic mission

The expert on drugs is researching the potential to treat mental health disorders with ...

Meet the team: Jeremy Webster, Partner, Head of Chemistry
Jeremy Webster - July 26, 2024

Meet the team: Jeremy Webster, Partner, Head of Chemistry

As part of our 'meet the team' series, we talk to partner and head of chemistry, Jeremy Webster, ...

Battery Patents: Clearing the Way
Callum McGuinn - June 25, 2024

Battery Patents: Clearing the Way

Speaking to Intercalation, Callum McGuinn explores what has been happening in battery patent ...

Alive with Possibilities - The Future of Sustainable Plastics and Beyond
Jane Liu - June 25, 2024

Alive with Possibilities - The Future of Sustainable Plastics and Beyond

As the production and consumption of plastics continues to surge, so too has the accumulation of ...

FDA decision on MDMA therapy hangs in the balance
Joseph Newcombe - June 24, 2024

FDA decision on MDMA therapy hangs in the balance

Recent positive data from a phase III clinical trial of MDMA assisted psychotherapy for the ...

How liquid air can store solar and wind energy
Callum McGuinn - June 6, 2024

How liquid air can store solar and wind energy

Storing energy from solar and wind is a huge challenge. We talk to Highview Power, whose liquid air ...

Electric ships are here. But how to charge them?
Simon Parry - May 20, 2024

Electric ships are here. But how to charge them?

Ports need to supply ships with megawatts of power to charge in under two hours. The BlueStor ...

Capturing solar and wind: how Geyser Batteries can balance the grid
Callum McGuinn - May 14, 2024

Capturing solar and wind: how Geyser Batteries can balance the grid

The grid needs a rapid way to balance input and output. Geyser Batteries of Finland may have the ...

Cleantech Commercialisation Report: Highlights and Trends
Eleanor Maciver - April 26, 2024

Cleantech Commercialisation Report: Highlights and Trends

Today (26 April 2024) the European Patent Office (EPO) and the European Investment Bank (EIB) ...

From grass to graphene: could methane answer the call for rising nanomaterial demand?
Thomas Lonsdale - March 22, 2024

From grass to graphene: could methane answer the call for rising nanomaterial demand?

Methane, the principal component in natural gas, accounts for approximately a third of the ...

UKIPO Green Technology Report 2024
Sarah Morrow - February 29, 2024

UKIPO Green Technology Report 2024

When the UK set a legally binding target to reach net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, it was ...

Sodium alternatives to lithium-ion batteries? Na, we’re not Li-ion!
Matthew Barton - February 29, 2024

Sodium alternatives to lithium-ion batteries? Na, we’re not Li-ion!

The importance of lithium ion (Li-ion) batteries in modern society is no secret. They dominate the ...

Graphene Medtech: The Next Frontier
David Brooks - February 27, 2024

Graphene Medtech: The Next Frontier

It has been 20 years since Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov first isolated graphene: the two ...

Mewburn Ellis is delighted to partner with Oxfordshire Greentech on the Climate Solutions Conference
Eleanor Maciver - February 2, 2024

Mewburn Ellis is delighted to partner with Oxfordshire Greentech on the Climate Solutions Conference

Mewburn Ellis is delighted to partner with Oxfordshire Greentech on the Climate Solutions ...

Sustainable shoes: Fossil Fuels are so last year!
Rebecca Blundell - February 2, 2024

Sustainable shoes: Fossil Fuels are so last year!

It is estimated that 24 billion pairs of shoes are made every year. Many of these will contain ...

Plant based leather - the eco-friendly alternative hitting the catwalks
Thomas Lonsdale - January 30, 2024

Plant based leather - the eco-friendly alternative hitting the catwalks

Vegan leather isn’t only an ecofriendly alternative, which isn’t made from animals. It’s also being ...

Gigafactories & IP: Protecting the processes that power the future
Sophie Chua - January 16, 2024

Gigafactories & IP: Protecting the processes that power the future

As the use of electric vehicles (EVs) becomes increasingly prevalent, demand for batteries is set ...

Plastic Packaging Pollution: Kelp is on the Way!
Thomas Lonsdale - January 3, 2024

Plastic Packaging Pollution: Kelp is on the Way!

Plastic packaging materials have revolutionised modern life. They have several important properties ...

UK Battery Strategy Commentary
David Brooks - December 20, 2023

UK Battery Strategy Commentary

Ahead of the Global Investment Summit hosted recently in November 2023 at Hampton Court Palace, the ...

The Royal Institution's new mission
Joseph Newcombe - December 19, 2023

The Royal Institution's new mission

With 1.4 million subscribers on YouTube, the organisation is finding new ways to enthuse the ...

New highs for psychedelics in the clinic
Joseph Newcombe - December 12, 2023

New highs for psychedelics in the clinic

Psychedelic compounds have long been experimented with for their mind-altering properties, but in ...

Layering up: how graphene is disrupting the sportswear industry
David Brooks - December 5, 2023

Layering up: how graphene is disrupting the sportswear industry

Earlier this year, Novak Djokovic broke the men’s tennis record for the most Grand Slam tournament ...

What is Graphene?
Sarah Morrow - November 29, 2023

What is Graphene?

For an undergraduate scientist, the answer to the question “What is graphene?” is perhaps all ...

Invention Capture: 5 Steps to Success - Transforming Technology to Patent Protection
Niles Beadman - November 28, 2023

Invention Capture: 5 Steps to Success - Transforming Technology to Patent Protection

Invention capturing, also referred to as invention harvesting or invention mining, is the start of ...

The polymathic Professor Michael Shaver
Eleanor Maciver - November 17, 2023

The polymathic Professor Michael Shaver

The maverick scientist leads the SMI Hub in Manchester. He’s bringing together environmentalists, ...

Validating European patents outside Europe - the Validation State system
Jacqueline Murphy - November 8, 2023

Validating European patents outside Europe - the Validation State system

We are pleased to launch our latest report Validating European patents outside Europe - the ...

After the road: how to recycle old tyres
Nathan Zhang - October 24, 2023

After the road: how to recycle old tyres

With a billion tyres going to the scrapheap each year, the industry is seeking to end the waste. ...

In person event - Circular Economy: Ideas to Business, Oxford, 7 December 2023
Jacqueline Murphy - October 23, 2023

In person event - Circular Economy: Ideas to Business, Oxford, 7 December 2023

Mewburn Ellis is delighted to be partnering with Oxfordshire Greentech to present an exciting in ...

Recycling the Rainbow - coloured plastics in the circular economy
Matthew Barton - October 6, 2023

Recycling the Rainbow - coloured plastics in the circular economy

Single-use plastic has become indispensable in everyday life, particularly in the packaging of ...

Taking (personal) care of the future
Nathan Zhang - October 3, 2023

Taking (personal) care of the future

The market size of beauty and personal care is huge, valued at a global revenue of over $570 ...

Not just window dressing: the technologies making textiles greener
Thomas Lonsdale - September 19, 2023

Not just window dressing: the technologies making textiles greener

Not only are textiles the biggest source of microplastics globally, supplying the world’s clothing ...

Trends in Graphene IP – a refresh
Matthew Smith - September 8, 2023

Trends in Graphene IP – a refresh

Last year, we delved into the data to see how the number of patent publications coming out had ...

Graphene: permeating the hydrogen economy
David Brooks - September 6, 2023

Graphene: permeating the hydrogen economy

The growth of the so-called “hydrogen economy” is crucial to achieving net-zero carbon emissions ...

IP audits for battery and energy storage businesses
David Brooks - September 6, 2023

IP audits for battery and energy storage businesses

Companies working in the fields of batteries and energy storage often have a wealth of intellectual ...

Meet The Team: Joseph Newcombe, Associate and Patent Attorney, Sustainable Pharma Commentator
Joseph Newcombe - September 5, 2023

Meet The Team: Joseph Newcombe, Associate and Patent Attorney, Sustainable Pharma Commentator

As part of our 'meet the team' series, we talk to Joseph Newcombe about being involved in the ...

Silicon anodes: where are we now?
Fynn McLennan - August 21, 2023

Silicon anodes: where are we now?

In 2020, we wrote about some of the approaches being taken to develop viable silicon-based anodes. ...

Superconductor sparks excitement, but meets resistance
Niles Beadman - August 8, 2023

Superconductor sparks excitement, but meets resistance

The last few weeks have seen the rise of an unlikely social media star – the claimed ...

Green Aviation – Ready for Take off!
Thomas Lonsdale - July 31, 2023

Green Aviation – Ready for Take off!

In 2022 aviation accounted for ca. 2% of global energy-related CO2 emissions, with around 800 Mt ...

Does Green IP mean go? Exploring acceleration under the UKIPO’s “Green Channel”
Jacqueline Murphy - July 18, 2023

Does Green IP mean go? Exploring acceleration under the UKIPO’s “Green Channel”

We are pleased to launch our latest report Does Green IP mean go? Exploring acceleration under the ...

Developing battery technology? Think inside the Box!
Alexander Cavell - July 17, 2023

Developing battery technology? Think inside the Box!

The Patent Box is a tax break scheme that is designed to encourage companies, such as those ...

In person event - Circular Economy: Ideas to Business, Cambridge, 13 September
Jacqueline Murphy - June 26, 2023

In person event - Circular Economy: Ideas to Business, Cambridge, 13 September

Mewburn Ellis is delighted to be partnering with Cambridge Cleantech to present an exciting in ...

Making plastic disappear
Lisa Sharma - June 20, 2023

Making plastic disappear

It comes as no surprise, that single-use plastic remains one of the most pressing environmental ...

Meet Ava Garside, teenage graphene innovator
Matthew Smith - June 12, 2023

Meet Ava Garside, teenage graphene innovator

Ava Garside first created her pollution sensor badge aged 12. Now she's pushing the boundaries of ...

Green Tech: Making IP Part of Your Toolkit - Webinar
Jacqueline Murphy - May 16, 2023

Green Tech: Making IP Part of Your Toolkit - Webinar

On Wednesday 21 June, we are delighted to be hosting in partnership with Oxfordshire Greentech a ...

Joe Newcombe in PharmaTimes — new order
Joseph Newcombe - April 26, 2023

Joe Newcombe in PharmaTimes — new order

In his regular PharmaTimes feature, sustainability columnist Joe Newcombe looks out to pharma’s ...

The lithium rush: an unsustainable approach to sustainability?
Thea Toutoungy - April 21, 2023

The lithium rush: an unsustainable approach to sustainability?

In recent years, the world has seen the significant consequences of our continued heavy dependence ...

Operating in the circular economy: From idea to Business – our co-hosted event with Oxfordshire Greentech
Jacqueline Murphy - April 19, 2023

Operating in the circular economy: From idea to Business – our co-hosted event with Oxfordshire Greentech

On Wednesday 22 March, we were delighted to co-host an in-person event with Oxfordshire Greentech ...

“Wood”n’t it be nice? - Turning over a new leaf in wood-based packaging
Alison Fugard - April 14, 2023

“Wood”n’t it be nice? - Turning over a new leaf in wood-based packaging

For years, we have been aware of the need to reduce our reliance on plastic. But there is a reason ...

Reborn! How a radical process will be able to give new life to unwanted boats
Paul Dunne - March 21, 2023

Reborn! How a radical process will be able to give new life to unwanted boats

There are around a million boats in the UK and eventually they will all need to be recycled. The ...

Mycelium, a natural wonder
Eleanor Maciver - March 15, 2023

Mycelium, a natural wonder

In an ever more eco-aware world, Ecovative is creating foam, fashion, face masks and food from ...

Wearing down tyre emissions
Nathan Zhang - March 13, 2023

Wearing down tyre emissions

The amount of particulate material which comes out of an exhaust pipe of a car is relatively modest ...

Conservation innovation – working towards a world for both humans and wildlife
Matthew Barton - March 3, 2023

Conservation innovation – working towards a world for both humans and wildlife

With a rapidly growing human global population, predicted to reach 10 billion by 2057, our impact ...

Julie Carlisle and Robert Watson in PharmaTimes — everything I own?
Robert Watson - March 2, 2023

Julie Carlisle and Robert Watson in PharmaTimes — everything I own?

Featured in PharmaTimes, Julie Carlisle and Robert Watson dig deep into the maelstrom of ...

Joe Newcombe in PharmaTimes — circle of life
Joseph Newcombe - March 1, 2023

Joe Newcombe in PharmaTimes — circle of life

In his regular PharmaTimes feature, sustainability columnist Joe Newcombe looks out to pharma’s ...

Faraday Battery Challenge: Funding the Future
Niles Beadman - February 21, 2023

Faraday Battery Challenge: Funding the Future

Michael Faraday uncovered the link between electricity and magnetism, built the first electric ...

Plastics and climate change - a solution and a problem
Paul Dunne - February 13, 2023

Plastics and climate change - a solution and a problem

Plastics have the potential to play a crucial role in emission-saving technologies – from the ...

Meet the team: Callum McGuinn, Partner and Patent Attorney in the Chemistry team, London
Callum McGuinn - February 8, 2023

Meet the team: Callum McGuinn, Partner and Patent Attorney in the Chemistry team, London

As part of our 'meet the team' series, we talk to Callum McGuinn about his journey to becoming a ...

Meet the team: Julie Carlisle, Partner, Patent Attorney and Litigator in the Chemistry team, London
Julie Carlisle - February 5, 2023

Meet the team: Julie Carlisle, Partner, Patent Attorney and Litigator in the Chemistry team, London

As part of our 'meet the team' series, we talk to Julie Carlisle about her journey to becoming a ...

Battery insights & IP trends - new special report
Jacqueline Murphy - January 30, 2023

Battery insights & IP trends - new special report

We are pleased to announce the launch of our latest special report Battery insights & IP ...

Meet the team: Eleanor Maciver, Partner and Patent Attorney in the Chemistry team, Cambridge
Eleanor Maciver - January 24, 2023

Meet the team: Eleanor Maciver, Partner and Patent Attorney in the Chemistry team, Cambridge

As part of our 'meet the team' series, we talk to Eleanor Maciver about her journey to becoming a ...

Battery innovation - an enabling technology for the reduction of greenhouse emissions
Sam Bailey - January 16, 2023

Battery innovation - an enabling technology for the reduction of greenhouse emissions

From both sides of the research community, companies and academics are working to not only invent ...

Operating in the circular economy: From idea to Business – in person event, Oxford UK, 22 March 2023
Jacqueline Murphy - January 9, 2023

Operating in the circular economy: From idea to Business – in person event, Oxford UK, 22 March 2023

We are delighted to be partnering with Oxfordshire Greentech to present an exciting new in person ...

Joe Newcombe in PharmaTimes — Reality checked
Joseph Newcombe - December 8, 2022

Joe Newcombe in PharmaTimes — Reality checked

In his regular PharmaTimes feature, sustainability columnist Joe Newcombe looks at how COP27 ...

Joe Newcombe in PharmaTimes — We are the robots
Joseph Newcombe - November 25, 2022

Joe Newcombe in PharmaTimes — We are the robots

In his regular PharmaTimes feature, sustainability columnist Joe Newcombe looks his experience at ...

Graphene: the commercial disrupter
David Brooks - November 24, 2022

Graphene: the commercial disrupter

Graphene has generated a tremendous amount of excitement since it was first isolated at the ...

Opposition and examination oral proceedings by videoconference (ViCo) now as standard
Jonathan Wills - November 23, 2022

Opposition and examination oral proceedings by videoconference (ViCo) now as standard

In response to the significant travel restrictions that were in place across Europe during the ...

European validation strategies for pharmaceutical patents – an update
Julie Carlisle - November 16, 2022

European validation strategies for pharmaceutical patents – an update

In January 2021, we published our Special Report on EP validation strategies for pharmaceutical ...

Vets: who’s taking care of the animal caregivers?
Matthew Barton - November 1, 2022

Vets: who’s taking care of the animal caregivers?

Our pets are members of the family, and we would do everything we can to make sure they stay fit ...

Meet the team: Paul Dunne, Partner and Patent Attorney in the Chemistry team, Bristol
Paul Dunne - November 1, 2022

Meet the team: Paul Dunne, Partner and Patent Attorney in the Chemistry team, Bristol

As part of our 'meet the team' series, we talk to Paul Dunne about his journey to becoming a patent ...

Graphene: patenting a wonder material
Jacqueline Murphy - October 25, 2022

Graphene: patenting a wonder material

Our Special Report Graphene: patenting a wonder material examines graphene-related patent ...

Picky and potent: bioorthogonal chemistry in therapy
Fynn McLennan - October 17, 2022

Picky and potent: bioorthogonal chemistry in therapy

There exist chemical moieties that are essentially invisible to the machinery in the mammalian ...

Joe Newcombe in PharmaTimes — biohazard
Joseph Newcombe - October 11, 2022

Joe Newcombe in PharmaTimes — biohazard

In his regular PharmaTimes feature, sustainability columnist Joe Newcombe looks out to pharma’s ...

Supercrystals
Matthew Smith - September 13, 2022

Supercrystals

A new process allows for the creation of conductive nanocrystals, offering an extraordinarily wide ...

Alternative proteins: you can’t magic anything out of thin air – or can you?
Eleanor Maciver - August 3, 2022

Alternative proteins: you can’t magic anything out of thin air – or can you?

It’s hard to miss the scale of investor and consumer appetite for sustainable, future foods. Future ...

Joe Newcombe in PharmaTimes — chemical reaction
Joseph Newcombe - August 1, 2022

Joe Newcombe in PharmaTimes — chemical reaction

In his regular PharmaTimes feature, sustainability columnist Joe Newcombe looks out to pharma’s ...

Electrolytes: the challenge for new-age batteries
Sam Bailey - July 20, 2022

Electrolytes: the challenge for new-age batteries

Most people have heard some version of a horror story about a laptop spontaneously catching fire or ...

Bacteria: a surface level understanding
Fynn McLennan - July 5, 2022

Bacteria: a surface level understanding

Surfaces pose a unique challenge in the on-going war against pathogenic bacteria. Bacteria may ...

High hopes for hydrogen electrolysers: EPO report looks to the future of green hydrogen production
Thomas Lonsdale - June 30, 2022

High hopes for hydrogen electrolysers: EPO report looks to the future of green hydrogen production

Hydrogen is often seen as the “fuel of the future” due to its high energy density, its abundance ...

The surprising world of canine oncology
Julie Carlisle - June 22, 2022

The surprising world of canine oncology

Dog cancer specialist Dr Clare Knottenbelt reveals the insights derived from studying and treating ...

Better battery regulations
Callum McGuinn - May 12, 2022

Better battery regulations

From 1 July 2024, all rechargeable industrial and EV batteries will require a carbon footprint ...

Life in plastic
Alison Fugard - May 12, 2022

Life in plastic

Plastic is prevalent in all areas of society, as is the growing awareness of its environmental ...

Recycl-ink: innovations in ink recycling
Niles Beadman - May 3, 2022

Recycl-ink: innovations in ink recycling

Efforts to improve recyclability are typically focused on high volume, bulk materials like plastic ...

Joe Newcombe in PharmaTimes — green party
Joseph Newcombe - May 2, 2022

Joe Newcombe in PharmaTimes — green party

In his regular PharmaTimes feature, sustainability columnist Joe Newcombe looks out to pharma’s ...

Joe Newcombe in PharmaTimes — breath of fresh air
Joseph Newcombe - April 1, 2022

Joe Newcombe in PharmaTimes — breath of fresh air

In his regular PharmaTimes feature, sustainability columnist Joe Newcombe looks out to pharma’s ...

From bottle to throttle: upcycling plastic waste into the tyre industry
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 ...

Joe Newcombe in PharmaTimes — a force of nature
Joseph Newcombe - March 1, 2022

Joe Newcombe in PharmaTimes — a force of nature

In his regular PharmaTimes feature, sustainability columnist Joe Newcombe looks out to pharma’s ...

Battery materials – sourcing a brighter battery-powered future
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 ...

Taking-off into a cleaner future: composites in the aviation industry
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 ...

Sustainability - good intentions are not enough
Eleanor Maciver - February 16, 2022

Sustainability - good intentions are not enough

There is growing awareness and alarm at the impact humans are having on the planet. The 2022 COP26 ...

Plastics getting greener
Elizabeth Dale - January 20, 2022

Plastics getting greener

Industry has listened, and learned – plastics are becoming more and more environmentally ...

Solid-state electrolytes – a firm footing for the future?
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 ...

EPO Boards of Appeal to relocate back to Munich
Jonathan Wills - December 15, 2021

EPO Boards of Appeal to relocate back to Munich

The President of the EPO has recently announced a plan to move the Boards of Appeal back to the ...

Podcast with James Baker: Graphene at the GEIC — the material creating a better, more sustainable future
Matthew Smith - December 8, 2021

Podcast with James Baker: Graphene at the GEIC — the material creating a better, more sustainable future

James Baker, CEO of the Graphene Engineering Innovation Centre, joins Forward Editor Caitlin ...

Inspired by nature – the microbial revolution
Niles Beadman - November 23, 2021

Inspired by nature – the microbial revolution

As part of our Thought Leaders series, Mewburn Ellis Associate Niles Beadman explores the microbial ...

The green graphene revolution – the pursuit of sustainability
Alison Fugard - November 23, 2021

The green graphene revolution – the pursuit of sustainability

If there is one word to describe graphene, it is “potential”. Since its discovery the possibilities ...

A cleaner, greener future for pharma
Joseph Newcombe - November 19, 2021

A cleaner, greener future for pharma

The pharma industry is centred on the mission of providing life-saving medicines for healthcare. In ...

Plastics from thin air – converting captured carbon dioxide
Thomas Lonsdale - November 16, 2021

Plastics from thin air – converting captured carbon dioxide

From the start of 2021 up to the date of writing this blog in November, an estimated 37 billion ...

LG Chem vs SK Innovation: law & politics in the EV market
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 ...

Planet-saving partnerships: collaborating on sustainable innovation
Paul Dunne - October 27, 2021

Planet-saving partnerships: collaborating on sustainable innovation

In the race to bring forward sustainable solutions, worlds are colliding and ideas are flowing. As ...

New Green IP Report launched
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 ...

Missed the 30 September 2021 deadline for refiling RCDs pending at 31 December 2020 in the UK – there may be a solution!
Robert Watson - October 18, 2021

Missed the 30 September 2021 deadline for refiling RCDs pending at 31 December 2020 in the UK – there may be a solution!

As widely discussed, 30 September 2021 was the deadline for refiling Registered Community Design ...

Change and Opportunity: SPCs in the post-Brexit era
Andrew Williams - October 5, 2021

Change and Opportunity: SPCs in the post-Brexit era

Supplementary Protection Certificates (SPCs) are incredibly important IP rights that help ...

Intercalation Station: bringing new energy to battery industry reporting
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 ...

Plastic-fuelled fungi
Niles Beadman - September 28, 2021

Plastic-fuelled fungi

The “circular economy” is often seen as the ultimate goal for the recycling industry. Converting ...

Could the pause in SPC-related referrals to the CJEU be permanent?
Sam Bailey - September 8, 2021

Could the pause in SPC-related referrals to the CJEU be permanent?

As part of our Thought Leaders series, Mewburn Ellis Partner Sam Bailey considers whether a pause ...

Microplastics: tiny particles causing huge problems
Thomas Lonsdale - September 6, 2021

Microplastics: tiny particles causing huge problems

Although small in size, microplastics are a big issue.

Intellectual property landscape 2021 - key questions answered
Robert Watson - August 12, 2021

Intellectual property landscape 2021 - key questions answered

Partner Robert Watson recently participated in a Corporate LiveWire virtual round table where ...

A new referral to the EPO’s Enlarged Board of Appeal is plausible
Andrew Pitts - August 10, 2021

A new referral to the EPO’s Enlarged Board of Appeal is plausible

Despite not having any express legislative basis in the European Patent Convention, plausibility ...

Taking charge - electric vehicle battery recycling
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 ...

WIPR Diversity Trailblazers 2021
Jacqueline Murphy - July 28, 2021

WIPR Diversity Trailblazers 2021

Congratulations to former Partner Sarah Kostiuk-Smith on being recognised as a World Intellectual ...

Proud partners of the Graphene Engineering Innovation Centre (GEIC) for a 3rd year
Jacqueline Murphy - July 27, 2021

Proud partners of the Graphene Engineering Innovation Centre (GEIC) for a 3rd year

We are proud and excited to be entering our third year as an affiliate partner of the Graphene ...

Printed pills: a new dimension for medicine
Niles Beadman - July 20, 2021

Printed pills: a new dimension for medicine

Three dimensional (3D) printing is the latest buzzword ricocheting through high-tech industries and ...

Green graphene - graphene from waste
Matthew Smith - July 14, 2021

Green graphene - graphene from waste

As the demand for graphene continues to increase, so does the desire to provide it in large ...

Pyrolysis oil – heating up plastics recycling
Elizabeth Dale - July 5, 2021

Pyrolysis oil – heating up plastics recycling

As society pushes towards a circular economy, the need for clever and efficient plastics recycling ...

Seeing Double at the EPO – what was G4/19 actually about?
Robert Watson - July 2, 2021

Seeing Double at the EPO – what was G4/19 actually about?

Whether double patenting, the granting of more than one patent for the same invention, should be ...

Structural batteries: “massless” energy storage
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 ...

Plastics recycling: can microwaves help us clean up our mess?
Elizabeth Dale - June 28, 2021

Plastics recycling: can microwaves help us clean up our mess?

Forward asks Martin Lamb, chairman of pioneering recycler Enval, about the potential of pyrolysis, ...

Pharma and Life Sciences Patent Extensions in Europe
Jacqueline Murphy - June 23, 2021

Pharma and Life Sciences Patent Extensions in Europe

Our Special Report Pharma and Life Sciences Patent Extensions in Europe examines five years of data ...

Podcast with Sarah Kostiuk-Smith: Validation strategies for pharmaceutical patents in Europe
Sarah Kostiuk-Smith - June 21, 2021

Podcast with Sarah Kostiuk-Smith: Validation strategies for pharmaceutical patents in Europe

Sarah Kostiuk-Smith, Partner and Patent Attorney at Mewburn Ellis (UPDATE 30 SEPTEMBER 2022: Sarah ...

How environmentally friendly are electric vehicles?
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 ...

Unwrapping compostable packaging
Thomas Lonsdale - June 7, 2021

Unwrapping compostable packaging

In this Forward: On Demand vlog, Thomas Lonsdale unwraps the future of compostable packaging.

From the Moon to Mars: tyres for space exploration
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 ...

Delivering drugs with DNA
Genevieve Pugh - June 1, 2021

Delivering drugs with DNA

We explore the emerging field of DNA and RNA nanotechnology, its benefits and highlight a few ways ...

Meet the material: PowerPaste
Callum McGuinn - May 25, 2021

Meet the material: PowerPaste

A new hydrogen-based fuel packs quite a punch, writes Kerry Taylor-Smith.

Materials informatics: a data-based approach to materials discovery
Nathan Zhang - May 20, 2021

Materials informatics: a data-based approach to materials discovery

Research into new materials with desirable properties has been one of the most long-standing ...

A sense of hope with graphene-based COVID-19 detection
Nathan Zhang - May 4, 2021

A sense of hope with graphene-based COVID-19 detection

With mass COVID-19 vaccinations being rolled out by countries across the world, there may be an end ...

COVID-19 win for AI pharma farmers
Joseph Newcombe - April 26, 2021

COVID-19 win for AI pharma farmers

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

3D-printing: a breakthrough in battery technology
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 ...

Composites in automotive applications: accelerating towards a greener future?
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 ...

eFuel – the solution to green air travel?
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. ...

Energy storage: batteries and beyond
Callum McGuinn - March 12, 2021

Energy storage: batteries and beyond

Better storage is the key to a cleaner energy future, so what technologies are poised to bring the ...

Selection inventions before the EPO
Eleanor Maciver - March 12, 2021

Selection inventions before the EPO

Chemical inventions are subject to the same criteria as all inventions at the European Patent ...

Breaking down barriers to film recycling
Thomas Lonsdale - March 2, 2021

Breaking down barriers to film recycling

Since the invention of cellophane by Swiss chemist Jacques E. Brandenberger in 1900, soft polymeric ...

Updates to the EPO Guidelines 2021
Urs Ferber - February 22, 2021

Updates to the EPO Guidelines 2021

The long awaited EPO Guidelines update has now been published (albeit in an unedited, provisional ...

Circular economy of tyres: the end is just the beginning
Niles Beadman - February 16, 2021

Circular economy of tyres: the end is just the beginning

Our reliance on tyres and their ubiquity in modern mobility makes them a high priority target for ...

Robert Watson appointed to EPO’s Standing Advisory Committee (SACEPO)
Robert Watson - February 16, 2021

Robert Watson appointed to EPO’s Standing Advisory Committee (SACEPO)

Robert Watson has been appointed to the EPO’s Standing Advisory Committee (SACEPO) for its ...

For UK designs, we’re entering exciting times
Robert Watson - February 16, 2021

For UK designs, we’re entering exciting times

As part of our Thought Leaders series, Mewburn Ellis Partner Robert Watson explores the ...

Out of Oz: the remarkable life and times of AMP945
Robert Watson - February 5, 2021

Out of Oz: the remarkable life and times of AMP945

Bringing a new cancer treatment to the public can be a complex process, as Alex Eliseev finds out.

New Special Report: Validation Strategies for Pharmaceutical Patents in Europe
Jacqueline Murphy - February 4, 2021

New Special Report: Validation Strategies for Pharmaceutical Patents in Europe

We are excited to announce the launch of our new Validation Strategies for Pharmaceutical Patents ...

Tyres: the secret polluter
Niles Beadman - February 1, 2021

Tyres: the secret polluter

Automotive emissions are a hot topic, but increased regulation coupled with industry-wide ...

Antimicrobial resistance: experience vs. experts
Niles Beadman - January 26, 2021

Antimicrobial resistance: experience vs. experts

Oxford University have announced the launch of a world-leading institute to fight antimicrobial ...

Lithium-metal batteries: a separator solution to dendrites
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 ...

Meet the material: liquid crystal elastomer
Matthew Smith - January 15, 2021

Meet the material: liquid crystal elastomer

A team at Rice University has developed a morphing material with much more than biomedical ...

EU batteries directive – powering up opportunities?
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, ...

Safer and better: Nanotech Energy batteries signal positive news
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 ...

Green tyres: wheeling towards sustainable rubber
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 ...

Cornwall powering the UK to the frontline of the lithium revolution
Joseph Newcombe - December 4, 2020

Cornwall powering the UK to the frontline of the lithium revolution

Cornwall has long been an historic centre for mining in the UK. Since the 1800s Cornwall has been a ...

Protective barriers against COVID-19 – what’s behind the screen?
Joseph Newcombe - November 19, 2020

Protective barriers against COVID-19 – what’s behind the screen?

Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic there has been a significant increase in the demand for ...

EPO and IEA dive deep into battery patent data
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 ...

Single-use plastics: Is this the last straw?
Paul Dunne - November 9, 2020

Single-use plastics: Is this the last straw?

As part of our Thought Leaders series, Mewburn Ellis Partner Paul Dunne explores how we can reshape ...

Personalising medicine based on gut reaction
Joseph Newcombe - October 29, 2020

Personalising medicine based on gut reaction

No, we are not talking about jumping to conclusions, but the reactions carried out by the gut ...

The future of tyres in the driverless age
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 ...

Circular economy: rethinking composite plastic packaging
Paul Dunne - October 20, 2020

Circular economy: rethinking composite plastic packaging

As we move towards a circular economy, there is a huge incentive for chemists to find innovative ...

The UK Patent Box - is it delivering?
Matthew Smith - October 13, 2020

The UK Patent Box - is it delivering?

Patent Box legislation has been very much in vogue over the last few years. At their heart, such ...

Circular tyres: a new challenge for the circular economy
Niles Beadman - October 6, 2020

Circular tyres: a new challenge for the circular economy

Tyres are huge. Globally over 2.2 billion tyres are produced a year – and this is expected to rise ...

Batteries: Power is nothing without control
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 ...

Batteries are no longer just passengers in electric vehicles
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 ...

A supercharged day for Tesla and battery tech
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 ...

Compostable packaging – let’s break it down
Thomas Lonsdale - September 7, 2020

Compostable packaging – let’s break it down

Before Covid-19, I often used to buy my lunch in one of those “compostable” cardboard soup ...

Battery electrolytes: the latest graphene composites
Niles Beadman - September 4, 2020

Battery electrolytes: the latest graphene composites

Storage of electrical energy is now an essential part of our lives. Charging and discharging ...

Combatting COVID-19: does Vitamin D have a role to play?
Melodie Richardson - September 4, 2020

Combatting COVID-19: does Vitamin D have a role to play?

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), better known as COVID-19 or simply ...

The emergence of liquid biopsies as companion diagnostics
Jane Liu - September 2, 2020

The emergence of liquid biopsies as companion diagnostics

The development of liquid biopsies The term liquid biopsy refers to the use of different body ...

Polymorphism: crystal clear or murky water
Joseph Newcombe - September 2, 2020

Polymorphism: crystal clear or murky water

Movers and shapeshifters in the world of solid state chemistry Have you ever left a bar of ...

Antimicrobial resistance – a global response to a global threat
Eleanor Maciver - August 28, 2020

Antimicrobial resistance – a global response to a global threat

The discovery and development of antimicrobial agents and particularly antibiotics is recognised as ...

Meet the material: Robotic soft matter
Paul Dunne - August 24, 2020

Meet the material: Robotic soft matter

Inspired by muscles and activated by light, this lifelike and autonomous material could have ...

3D printing and its layers of legal complexity
Genevieve Pugh - August 11, 2020

3D printing and its layers of legal complexity

“3D printing” was first developed in the 1980s as a technique for rapid prototyping. Since then, 3D ...

In conversation with an innovator: Daniel Solomita, CEO and Founder of Loop Industries
Eleanor Maciver - August 3, 2020

In conversation with an innovator: Daniel Solomita, CEO and Founder of Loop Industries

The CEO and founder of Loop Industries lets us in on the revolutionary technology and development ...

Graphene: Patently clear
Matthew Smith - July 23, 2020

Graphene: Patently clear

How is graphene contributing to the sustainability agenda? Matthew Smith highlights some recent ...

Smart tyres: under pressure to get smarter
Niles Beadman - July 23, 2020

Smart tyres: under pressure to get smarter

For the past 175 years, the bulk of tyre innovation has focused on improving the structure and ...

UK formally withdraws from the UPC
Victoria Coleman - July 21, 2020

UK formally withdraws from the UPC

In a statement to Parliament on 20 July 2020, the government formally confirmed the UK’s withdrawal ...

Polymer composites using natural fibres – growing reinforcements, growing in popularity
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 ...

Tesla: Driving battery development differently
Alexander Cavell - July 7, 2020

Tesla: Driving battery development differently

“Invention is the most important product of man’s creative brain. The ultimate purpose is the ...

Medicine's most wanted
Julie Carlisle - July 5, 2020

Medicine's most wanted

Will the world's most dangerous microbes soon meet their match? Forward finds out what's in the ...

Increasing battery capacity: going Si high
Melodie Richardson - June 24, 2020

Increasing battery capacity: going Si high

Lithium-ion batteries can be found in almost every portable electrical device we use today. Our ...

Patenting bioplastics
Paul Dunne - June 23, 2020

Patenting bioplastics

The push towards a circular economy promises huge rewards for innovators able to develop ...

Patents driving tyre innovation
Niles Beadman - June 15, 2020

Patents driving tyre innovation

From the outside, tyres appear unassumingly simple. But below the tread, they are deceptively ...

Hot Chemistry – Shining a light on disease with radiopharmaceuticals
Joseph Newcombe - June 12, 2020

Hot Chemistry – Shining a light on disease with radiopharmaceuticals

Back in 1979 The Buggles sang “video killed the radio star”. However, the radio(pharmaceutical) ...

Edge of discovery
Matthew Smith - June 8, 2020

Edge of discovery

New research into graphitic carbon nitride has brought a solution to water scarcity a step closer ...

Is faster drug development likely to become the “new normal?”
Julie Carlisle - June 1, 2020

Is faster drug development likely to become the “new normal?”

As part of our Thought Leaders series, Sarah Kostiuk-Smith explores whether faster drug development ...

COVID-19: Suspension of Surcharge for Late Payment of Renewal Fees at the EPO
Willum Wytenburg - May 29, 2020

COVID-19: Suspension of Surcharge for Late Payment of Renewal Fees at the EPO

The European Patent Office (EPO) now has a dedicated webpage regarding their response to COVID-19; ...

Recycling polymer composites (mixed material complicates)
Thomas Lonsdale - May 28, 2020

Recycling polymer composites (mixed material complicates)

Polymer composites are finding use at an ever-increasing scale in an ever-increasing range of ...

InVEntions of WWII
Joseph Newcombe - May 7, 2020

InVEntions of WWII

VE day on Friday 8 May 2020 is the 75th anniversary of the end of WWII in Europe. In 1945 the day ...

Coronavirus (COVID-19) extension at the EPO: Part 2
Willum Wytenburg - May 1, 2020

Coronavirus (COVID-19) extension at the EPO: Part 2

The European Patent Office (EPO) now has a dedicated webpage regarding their response to COVID-19; ...

Graphene masks: facing up to coronavirus (COVID-19)
Genevieve Pugh - April 28, 2020

Graphene masks: facing up to coronavirus (COVID-19)

Since the development and isolation of graphene by researchers at Manchester University in 2004, ...

Governments look to protect companies from IP enforcement during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic
Andrew Pitts - April 24, 2020

Governments look to protect companies from IP enforcement during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic

A large effort is underway globally to ensure that there are enough mechanical ventilators ...

Has a cure for coronavirus (COVID-19) already been made?
Julie Carlisle - April 20, 2020

Has a cure for coronavirus (COVID-19) already been made?

Faced with the biggest global pandemic in most of our lifetimes, all around the world research ...

A Taste for Waste – Plastic Recycling with Enzymes
Niles Beadman - April 17, 2020

A Taste for Waste – Plastic Recycling with Enzymes

Positive news has been relatively hard to come by of late, with attention understandably focussed ...

Circular economy: the solution to plastic pollution?
Paul Dunne - April 15, 2020

Circular economy: the solution to plastic pollution?

The ascent of plastic from its Bakelite beginnings to the workhorse material of the modern day has ...

Taking charge - repurposing, recycling and reinventing batteries
Callum McGuinn - April 7, 2020

Taking charge - repurposing, recycling and reinventing batteries

Innovation in repurposing, recycling and reinventing batteries will be a rich vein of IP, say ...

Patent infringement during a national emergency: a Coronavirus (COVID-19) perspective
Andrew Pitts - April 3, 2020

Patent infringement during a national emergency: a Coronavirus (COVID-19) perspective

Recent interesting reports highlight an emerging practice borne out of necessity in which medical ...

Pushing Energy Storage to the MX(ene)
Alison Fugard - March 24, 2020

Pushing Energy Storage to the MX(ene)

Batteries are indispensable in modern life. Not only is our reliance on batteries increasing with ...

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Extension at the EPO: Not ALL deadlines extended!
Willum Wytenburg - March 16, 2020

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Extension at the EPO: Not ALL deadlines extended!

Part 2 of this blog was published on 17 April 2020. Please read for the latest information. News ...

Why 'innoversity' is an imperative
Sarah Kostiuk-Smith - March 6, 2020

Why 'innoversity' is an imperative

Andrea Brewster, lead executive officer at IP Inclusive, writes for Forward magazine. She discusses ...

Finding the “lost Einsteins” of innovation
Frances Salisbury - March 6, 2020

Finding the “lost Einsteins” of innovation

Sarah Kostiuk-Smith, Partner and European Patent Attorney at Mewburn Ellis, examines the glaring ...

Chemical collaborations: polymer partnerships
Niles Beadman - February 26, 2020

Chemical collaborations: polymer partnerships

Collaboration is ubiquitous with successful research. Sharing results generates new leads, sharing ...

Lithium-sulfur batteries - an attractive alternative
Callum McGuinn - February 26, 2020

Lithium-sulfur batteries - an attractive alternative

Lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries are a ubiquitous energy source in modern society, powering our ...

2020 BioInfect Conference - tackling antimicrobial resistance
Anna Mudge - February 21, 2020

2020 BioInfect Conference - tackling antimicrobial resistance

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) poses a global threat. No new classes of antibiotics have been ...

Darobactin – worming our way out of antibiotic resistance
Alison Fugard - February 21, 2020

Darobactin – worming our way out of antibiotic resistance

Recently, we have been exploring antimicrobial resistance and the possible solutions to this ...

What makes Massachusetts small but mighty?
Anna Mudge - February 19, 2020

What makes Massachusetts small but mighty?

Deirdre Sanders, president of the Boston Patent Law Association and a principle at Hamilton Brook ...

EPO announces fee increases from 1 April 2020
Willum Wytenburg - January 27, 2020

EPO announces fee increases from 1 April 2020

In recent times, the European Patent Office (EPO) has increased its official fees every two years. ...

A promising target for new antibiotics
Jane Liu - January 23, 2020

A promising target for new antibiotics

In previous blogs we have discussed the global threat of antimicrobial resistance and some of the ...

Proud Partners of the Graphene Engineering Innovation Centre (GEIC)
Jacqueline Murphy - January 23, 2020

Proud Partners of the Graphene Engineering Innovation Centre (GEIC)

We are proud and excited to be starting our second year as an affiliate partner of the Graphene ...

Graphene Composites: 5 things we can learn from the IP data
Matthew Smith - December 18, 2019

Graphene Composites: 5 things we can learn from the IP data

The European Patent Office (EPO) recently released some initial data about patenting activity in ...

Sustainability: Graphene offers new opportunities
Alison Fugard - December 18, 2019

Sustainability: Graphene offers new opportunities

In our blog Green graphene - the pursuit of sustainability we looked at methods for the production ...

The 12 elements of Christmas...
Joseph Newcombe - December 17, 2019

The 12 elements of Christmas...

16O Chemistree, 16O Chemistree, how lovely are your elements… As 2019 draws to a close, so too does ...

3 R's for sustainability of the battery industry
Joseph Newcombe - December 5, 2019

3 R's for sustainability of the battery industry

Zero-carbon transport and energy production are set to grow under the shadow of global warming and ...

Lithium-ion batteries - powering the EVs of the future
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 ...

Graphene Hackathon
Matthew Smith - November 18, 2019

Graphene Hackathon

16-17 November 2019 saw a momentous occasion: innovators, creators and thinkers came together for ...

Using IP to secure opportunities in the budding medical cannabis sector
Callum McGuinn - November 12, 2019

Using IP to secure opportunities in the budding medical cannabis sector

The opportunities for innovation in medical cannabis dovetails with the opportunity to obtain ...

Coffee capsules: greener grounds
Andrew Pitts - November 6, 2019

Coffee capsules: greener grounds

Large consumer companies are increasingly focusing on reworking their consumable products to be ...

Plastics recycling: polymers unzipped
Alexander Cavell - October 30, 2019

Plastics recycling: polymers unzipped

As society becomes more aware of the adverse effects of single-use plastics on the environment, ...

Infecting the infection to tackle the rise in chemical antibiotic resistance
Andrew Pitts - October 16, 2019

Infecting the infection to tackle the rise in chemical antibiotic resistance

In previous blogs we have highlighted how certain families of bacteria are highly resistant to ...

Consumable consumables: the edible water bottle
Niles Beadman - October 9, 2019

Consumable consumables: the edible water bottle

Throughout the 20th century, plastic has become increasingly prevalent in our everyday lives. To ...

AMR - a global threat
Julie Carlisle - September 27, 2019

AMR - a global threat

A hot topic on everyone’s lips at the moment is Climate Change and its predicted impact on our way ...

Budding opportunities for pharma
Callum McGuinn - September 26, 2019

Budding opportunities for pharma

With shifting attitudes surrounding cannabis-based drugs, it is essential to explore the array of ...

From data to drugs - a brief introduction to AI in drug discovery
Joseph Newcombe - September 25, 2019

From data to drugs - a brief introduction to AI in drug discovery

The road to an approved drug is well known to be an arduous journey. Recent estimates put the cost ...

Strict and inflexible: material claims at the EPO
Matthew Smith - September 24, 2019

Strict and inflexible: material claims at the EPO

Innovators in advanced materials can face an uphill struggle to get suitable patent protection at ...

Batteries for the future: the sky may not be the limit!
Eleanor Maciver - September 18, 2019

Batteries for the future: the sky may not be the limit!

In an earlier blog Sam Bailey discussed the growing demands for high performance battery ...

Cannabis: on to greener pastures?
Callum McGuinn - September 17, 2019

Cannabis: on to greener pastures?

Callum McGuinn, explores the history of social attitudes towards cannabis and asks what the future ...

Circular economy: new technologies rise to the challenge
Eleanor Maciver - August 2, 2019

Circular economy: new technologies rise to the challenge

In recent months there has been a rapid increase in publicity and public awareness of ...

Green graphene - the pursuit of sustainability
Matthew Smith - July 31, 2019

Green graphene - the pursuit of sustainability

Theoretically, at least, graphene can be produced from any carbon source. While the pursuit of ...

Charging into the future - the increasing demands on battery technologies
Sam Bailey - June 27, 2019

Charging into the future - the increasing demands on battery technologies

Battery technology is an area of constant innovation. For years we have been trying to squeeze a ...

Medicinal cannabis: recent changes and future innovations
Callum McGuinn - June 18, 2019

Medicinal cannabis: recent changes and future innovations

Government policy on the prescription of cannabis-derived medicines has undergone some interesting ...

Protecting the ‘Trojan horse’ drug key to keeping a struggling field viable
Julie Carlisle - May 20, 2019

Protecting the ‘Trojan horse’ drug key to keeping a struggling field viable

An Expert View column originally published in The Pharma Letter. Read the original article here. ...

Hydrogen: the storage question
Matthew Smith - April 4, 2019

Hydrogen: the storage question

There’s a lot to like about hydrogen. It’s light; it’s abundant (at least atomically - water and ...

Advanced materials: game-changing graphene
Matthew Smith - March 28, 2019

Advanced materials: game-changing graphene

In the 15 years since Professors Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov isolated and discovered ...

Dosage regimen patents: bruised but not beaten
Julie Carlisle - March 28, 2019

Dosage regimen patents: bruised but not beaten

Ruling on the big pharma Actavis v ICOS case, the UK Supreme Court has found ICOS’s Cialis patent ...

Building an IP portfolio: Nine tips for success
Matthew Smith - February 15, 2019

Building an IP portfolio: Nine tips for success

Companies need to think carefully about how they protect, manage and leverage the various ...

Development in the war on superbugs
Matthew Smith - October 29, 2018

Development in the war on superbugs

The spread of antibiotic-resistant infections is one of the most serious threats in modern ...

Graphene: a whole new '2D world'
Matthew Smith - October 25, 2018

Graphene: a whole new '2D world'

Graphene has been heralded as a game changer in the research and development of new materials since ...

JIPA 2018 European Seminar
Matthew Smith - October 8, 2018

JIPA 2018 European Seminar

The Japanese Intellectual Property Association (JIPA) has been promoting fair and effective ...

Celebrating women working in IP in the North West
Anna Mudge - April 20, 2018

Celebrating women working in IP in the North West

On Thursday 19 April, we were proud hosts of an American Intellectual Property Law Association ...

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