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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 ...

Medical Use Claims for Medical Materials: Shifting Boundaries at the EPO
Max Bertrand - May 9, 2025

Medical Use Claims for Medical Materials: Shifting Boundaries at the EPO

The European Patent Office (EPO) has long followed a specific and sometimes restrictive approach to ...

Guardians of the Deep: Innovations in Monitoring and Protecting Seabed Infrastructure
Darena Slavova - May 8, 2025

Guardians of the Deep: Innovations in Monitoring and Protecting Seabed Infrastructure

Beneath the surface of the world's oceans lies a vast and essential network of infrastructure that ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

From bean to bar: innovation, industry 4.0, and the role of intellectual property in chocolate production
Rachel Oxley - April 16, 2025

From bean to bar: innovation, industry 4.0, and the role of intellectual property in chocolate production

Chocolate may be one of the world’s oldest indulgences, but the technologies behind its production ...

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 ...

An integrated quantum hub for integrating quantum devices
Jack Davies - April 11, 2025

An integrated quantum hub for integrating quantum devices

At an event in Edinburgh on Wednesday, the Integrated Quantum Networks (IQN) Hub was formally ...

AI: A Catalyst For Fusion?
Harry Westhead - April 10, 2025

AI: A Catalyst For Fusion?

Right now, we’re in the middle of an AI boom. Healthcare, agriculture, e-commerce, software ...

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 ...

Quantum Tech Down Under
Joshua Tall - March 21, 2025

Quantum Tech Down Under

This week, Quantum Australia announced Petra Andrén has been appointed as its new CEO. Established ...

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 ...

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 ...

How AI is Shaping the Future of MedTech - a new special report
Joanna Smith - February 27, 2025

How AI is Shaping the Future of MedTech - a new special report

We are delighted to release our latest report How AI is Shaping the Future of MedTech. View the ...

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 ...

Communication & policy: the next arena for fusion’s future?
Alex Savin - February 20, 2025

Communication & policy: the next arena for fusion’s future?

Much of the discussion around the commercial future for nuclear fusion has revolved around sharing ...

Software IP – A Lunch and Learn Seminar for Startups and SMEs, Wednesday 19 March 2025
James Leach - February 17, 2025

Software IP – A Lunch and Learn Seminar for Startups and SMEs, Wednesday 19 March 2025

Join us for an insightful seminar at the Greater Manchester Digital Security Hub (DiSH), where ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Next-Generation Wound Care: Smart Materials and Technologies Transforming Healing
Isobel Stone - February 3, 2025

Next-Generation Wound Care: Smart Materials and Technologies Transforming Healing

Millions of people around the world suffer from chronic wounds, traumatic injuries, and surgical ...

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 ...

UPC Weekly - Damages and added matter at the UPC
Matthew Naylor - January 20, 2025

UPC Weekly - Damages and added matter at the UPC

2025 Week 3 The UPC has most definitely kicked into gear. Each week there are increasing numbers of ...

Quantum and the law - a new special report
Joanna Smith - January 14, 2025

Quantum and the law - a new special report

We are delighted to release our latest report Quantum and the law. View the report here.

UPC Weekly - Alexion v Samsung & Amgen – Patentee’s attempted U-turn on claim interpretation foiled by UPC Court of Appeal
Eliot Ward - January 13, 2025

UPC Weekly - Alexion v Samsung & Amgen – Patentee’s attempted U-turn on claim interpretation foiled by UPC Court of Appeal

2025 Week 2 Tailoring one’s claim interpretation for the jurisdiction at hand can be a canny way of ...

UPC Weekly - UPC transparency by numbers
Matthew Naylor - January 6, 2025

UPC Weekly - UPC transparency by numbers

2025 Week 1 How easy is it to get hold of documents from UPC cases? The easy answer “it depends” is ...

UPC Weekly - Pay to play at the UPC
Matthew Naylor - December 30, 2025

UPC Weekly - Pay to play at the UPC

2024 Week 52 Both Apple and Google have recently succeeded in persuading the UPC Local Division ...

UPC Weekly - UPC gets tough with penalty payment orders
Matthew Naylor - December 23, 2024

UPC Weekly - UPC gets tough with penalty payment orders

2024 Week 51 Great – the UPC has just decided that your patent is valid and infringed. You get an ...

Show me the money (and the explanation): eXplainable AI in finance
Alessio Incitti - December 19, 2024

Show me the money (and the explanation): eXplainable AI in finance

The AI assurance market in the UK is experiencing rapid growth, with an estimated 524 firms ...

Tokamak Energy: ‘We’ll have fusion energy by 2034’
Alex Savin - December 18, 2024

Tokamak Energy: ‘We’ll have fusion energy by 2034’

A fusion energy pilot plant will be up and running in ten years, says Tokamak Energy chairman Chris ...

UPC Weekly - The 9 second rule at the UPC
Matthew Naylor - December 16, 2024

UPC Weekly - The 9 second rule at the UPC

2024 Week 50 Does it matter who gets to the doors of the UPC first? Does it matter if you get there ...

Quantum Navigation: Revolutionising Maritime and Autonomous Vessel Technology
Joshua Tall - December 11, 2024

Quantum Navigation: Revolutionising Maritime and Autonomous Vessel Technology

For thousands of years people have looked to the sky to navigate their way around the Earth. In the ...

UPC Weekly - Very appealing – preliminary injunction overturned
Matthew Naylor - December 9, 2024

UPC Weekly - Very appealing – preliminary injunction overturned

2024 Week 49 SharkNinja have managed to persuade the UPC Court of Appeal to overturn a preliminary ...

Protecting Copyright Holders In The Age Of AI
James Leach - December 5, 2024

Protecting Copyright Holders In The Age Of AI

In the rapidly evolving landscape of artificial intelligence (AI), the training data that fuels AI ...

UPC Weekly - Front-loading and obviousness at the UPC
Matthew Naylor - December 2, 2024

UPC Weekly - Front-loading and obviousness at the UPC

2024 Week 48 In NJOY v VMR, the UPC Central Division Paris revoked VMR’s patent EP 3456214 B2 on 27 ...

UPC Weekly - UPC finds infringement using a doctrine of equivalents
Matthew Naylor - November 25, 2024

UPC Weekly - UPC finds infringement using a doctrine of equivalents

2024 Week 47 Back in June 2024 (UPC Weekly 2024 week 23), we set out a few “known unknowns” – ...

UPC Weekly - UPC dials up the advantages for patentees
Matthew Naylor - November 18, 2024

UPC Weekly - UPC dials up the advantages for patentees

2024 Week 46 We report this week on two new UPC decisions that make the UPC an even more attractive ...

Commercialising IP to fuel the fusion revolution
Darena Slavova - November 15, 2024

Commercialising IP to fuel the fusion revolution

The race for fusion energy is on, but it’s not a sprint. Fusion energy is not expected to enter the ...

‘Small’ Nuclear – the solution for Big Data?
Alex Savin - November 12, 2024

‘Small’ Nuclear – the solution for Big Data?

The growth of AI is set to explode data centre power demand by the end of the decade, according to ...

UPC Weekly - NJOY duel with Juul
Matthew Naylor - November 11, 2024

UPC Weekly - NJOY duel with Juul

2024 Week 45 5 November 2024 saw two decisions handed down by the UPC Paris Central Division (CD) ...

Large Language Models in Robotics
Kara Quast - November 7, 2024

Large Language Models in Robotics

Progress in training large language models (LLMs) in the last few years for natural language ...

UPC Weekly - All of the fizz and none of the squeeze
Matthew Naylor - November 4, 2024

UPC Weekly - All of the fizz and none of the squeeze

2024 Week 44 SodaStream v Aarke is a decision on the merits of an infringement case based on EP ...

UPC Weekly - UPC confirms approach to inventive step for life science inventions
Matthew Naylor - October 28, 2024

UPC Weekly - UPC confirms approach to inventive step for life science inventions

2024 Week 43 10x Genomics and NanoString have been duking it out at the UPC since the court opened ...

UPC Weekly - Light emitting diode patent falls into a black hole of invalidity
Matthew Naylor - October 21, 2024

UPC Weekly - Light emitting diode patent falls into a black hole of invalidity

2024 Week 42 Last week we did a deep dive into some LED technology to explain the decision of the ...

UPC Weekly - A pro-patent decision on infringement and validity
Matthew Naylor - October 14, 2024

UPC Weekly - A pro-patent decision on infringement and validity

2024 Week 41 This week we report on Seoul Viosys v Expert Klein, a full decision on infringement ...

Saving the Planet from Space: the UK-based space companies combatting climate change
Charlotte Lynch - October 9, 2024

Saving the Planet from Space: the UK-based space companies combatting climate change

Space and Climate Change is the theme of this year’s World Space Week. According to the World Space ...

UPC Weekly - Costs: the UPC’s Big Lever
Matthew Naylor - October 7, 2024

UPC Weekly - Costs: the UPC’s Big Lever

2024 Week 40 This week we report on a UPC Court of Appeal decision that focuses only on costs, and ...

A new horizon for quantum research in the UK or merely a shiny rebrand for an incoming government?
Amelia Sloan - October 4, 2024

A new horizon for quantum research in the UK or merely a shiny rebrand for an incoming government?

The levels of investment in quantum technologies are changing rapidly all the time. In 2022, ...

UPC Weekly - UPC Court of Appeal digs into the detail in a new preliminary injunction case
Matthew Naylor - September 30, 2024

UPC Weekly - UPC Court of Appeal digs into the detail in a new preliminary injunction case

2024 Week 39 Outdoor equipment makers Ortovox and Mammut are locked in a UPC battle about avalanche ...

UPC Weekly - The first UPC SEP injunction
Matthew Naylor - September 23, 2024

UPC Weekly - The first UPC SEP injunction

2024 Week 38 On 13 September 2024, the UPC Munich Local Division handed down its decision in the ...

How could NASA tech benefit postmenopausal women?
Charlotte Lynch - September 17, 2024

How could NASA tech benefit postmenopausal women?

Over 14,000 postmenopausal women in England may benefit from the recent approval of new ...

UPC Weekly - Clearing the way can lead to UPC bifurcation and language complexities
Matthew Naylor - September 16, 2024

UPC Weekly - Clearing the way can lead to UPC bifurcation and language complexities

2024 Week 37 Let’s say that you are a company based outside Europe and intend to launch a new ...

UPC Weekly - UPC preliminary injunctions – a top-up
Matthew Naylor - September 9, 2024

UPC Weekly - UPC preliminary injunctions – a top-up

2024 Week 36 Just two weeks ago we reviewed UPC case law on preliminary injunctions (PIs), giving ...

Phasecraft: the pioneer in quantum software
Andrew Fearnside - September 2, 2024

Phasecraft: the pioneer in quantum software

The Bristol and London company, which has recently opened an office in Washington DC, is a world ...

UPC Weekly - Let’s brake for a minute, and talk about Tesla
Lucy Coe - September 2, 2024

UPC Weekly - Let’s brake for a minute, and talk about Tesla

2024 Week 35 Last week saw two decisions handed down from the UPC Local Divisions as part of ...

UPC Weekly - Revisiting transparency of UPC proceedings
Matthew Naylor - August 19, 2024

UPC Weekly - Revisiting transparency of UPC proceedings

2024 Week 33 The UPC has been doing a lot of stuff right. Litigators praise the preparedness of the ...

King’s Speech: AI implications for IP
Emma Graham - August 14, 2024

King’s Speech: AI implications for IP

Featuring in The Patent Lawyer Magazine, Emma Graham explores what the King's Speech said about AI, ...

UPC Weekly - UPC revocation versus EPO opposition – playing out in not-so-slow-mo
Matthew Naylor - August 5, 2024

UPC Weekly - UPC revocation versus EPO opposition – playing out in not-so-slow-mo

2024 Week 31 What happens when you have the same parties fighting over revocation of the same ...

Navigating the Dual Pathways: Regulatory Approval and Patent Protection for Medical Devices
Andrew Mears - August 1, 2024

Navigating the Dual Pathways: Regulatory Approval and Patent Protection for Medical Devices

For medical device manufacturers and designers, the journey to market success hinges on two crucial ...

UPC Weekly - Where’s your UPC off-ramp?
Matthew Naylor - July 29, 2024

UPC Weekly - Where’s your UPC off-ramp?

2024 Week 30 Every litigator needs to have a clear view of the possible routes out of litigation. ...

An emotional day - The Court of Appeal reverses the High Court’s earlier judgment
Alex Burns - July 19, 2024

An emotional day - The Court of Appeal reverses the High Court’s earlier judgment

Today, the Court of Appeal handed down its hotly-anticipated judgment in the Emotional Perception ...

UPC Weekly - UPC Local Divisions - the reluctant bifurcators
Matthew Naylor - July 15, 2024

UPC Weekly - UPC Local Divisions - the reluctant bifurcators

2024 Week 28 This week we look at how the UPC is handling requests to split substantive ...

UPC Weekly - UPC overturns EPO opposition division decision on the same prior art
Matthew Naylor - July 8, 2024

UPC Weekly - UPC overturns EPO opposition division decision on the same prior art

2024 Week 27 In the race to be the first UPC division to produce a written decision on a main ...

Quantum Technology in Denmark
Joshua Tall - July 5, 2024

Quantum Technology in Denmark

Mewburn Ellis is excited to announce that we now have a part-time office at The BioInnovation ...

UPC Weekly - Three month delay fatal for a preliminary injunction application
Matthew Naylor - July 1, 2024

UPC Weekly - Three month delay fatal for a preliminary injunction application

2024 Week 26 On 3 June 2024, the UPC Local Division in Hamburg decided to refuse a preliminary ...

UPC Weekly - UPC uses EPO approach to added subject matter
Matthew Naylor - June 24, 2024

UPC Weekly - UPC uses EPO approach to added subject matter

2024 Week 25 There was lots of UPC news to hold the interest this week but for me the standout was ...

UPC Weekly - Opting-out from the UPC: the Who, the When and the Why
Matthew Naylor - June 17, 2024

UPC Weekly - Opting-out from the UPC: the Who, the When and the Why

2024 Week 24 It seems like a long time ago now, but from March to May 2023, the “sunrise period” of ...

UPC Weekly - Three Known Unknowns at the UPC
Matthew Naylor - June 10, 2024

UPC Weekly - Three Known Unknowns at the UPC

2024 Week 23 It’s a bit risky to write a blog where you hope it will go out of date quickly. But ...

The HPV vaccine: the global success of prioritising women’s health
Charlotte Lynch - June 4, 2024

The HPV vaccine: the global success of prioritising women’s health

Let's talk about the HPV vaccine - a revolutionary drug and global strategy that proved how ...

UPC Weekly - Should we stay or should we go on?
Matthew Naylor - June 3, 2024

UPC Weekly - Should we stay or should we go on?

2024 Week 22 This week we report on the UPC revocation action in Bitzer v. Carrier and the related ...

UPC Weekly - Let’s talk about costs
Matthew Naylor - May 28, 2024

UPC Weekly - Let’s talk about costs

2024 Week 21 This week we focus how the UPC is dealing with requests for security for costs and the ...

UPC Weekly - UPC Court of Appeal confirms their own case law on claim interpretation but sidesteps question of file wrapper estoppel
Matthew Naylor - May 20, 2024

UPC Weekly - UPC Court of Appeal confirms their own case law on claim interpretation but sidesteps question of file wrapper estoppel

2024 Week 20 The UPC Court of Appeal have issued another decision on a preliminary injunction – ...

English Courts consider the patentability of AI
Alex Burns - May 16, 2024

English Courts consider the patentability of AI

My colleague, Rebecca Frith and I viewed the Court of Appeal hearing in the Emotional Perception AI ...

UPC Weekly - High bar to challenge the jurisdiction of the UPC
Matthew Naylor - May 13, 2024

UPC Weekly - High bar to challenge the jurisdiction of the UPC

2024 Week 19 This week saw the UPC issue two decisions about its own jurisdiction. Where a ...

UPC Weekly - Preliminary injunctions at the UPC – get your defence ready
Matthew Naylor - May 7, 2024

UPC Weekly - Preliminary injunctions at the UPC – get your defence ready

2024 Week 18 This week we look at a recent UPC first instance decision for a preliminary ...

UPC Weekly - Battling the Biosimilars: opt-outs, preliminary injunctions & protective letters
Matthew Naylor - April 29, 2024

UPC Weekly - Battling the Biosimilars: opt-outs, preliminary injunctions & protective letters

2024 Week 17 This week we delve into the details of the first two UPC disputes involving ...

Medical devices: Insights through IP - new report 2024
Andrew Mears - April 26, 2024

Medical devices: Insights through IP - new report 2024

We are delighted to release our latest report Medical devices: Insights through IP which looks at ...

UPC Weekly - Language of proceedings at the UPC
Matthew Naylor - April 22, 2024

UPC Weekly - Language of proceedings at the UPC

2024 Week 16 This week we focus on the language of proceedings at the UPC, considering when the ...

UPC Weekly - Time-dependent transparency of UPC proceedings?
Matthew Naylor - April 15, 2024

UPC Weekly - Time-dependent transparency of UPC proceedings?

2024 Week 15 The week saw the Court of Appeal issue its decision on public access to court file ...

UPC Weekly - Mind your costs
Matthew Naylor - April 10, 2024

UPC Weekly - Mind your costs

2024 Week 14 The UPC Court of Appeal issued a collection of five appeal decisions on 3 April 2024 ...

Public access to UPC proceedings
Matthew Naylor - April 3, 2024

Public access to UPC proceedings

When the UPC was set up, a basic tenet was set out in Article 45 of the UPC Agreement, that the ...

Design rights can build IP protection, EU Lego ruling shows
Christoph Moeller - March 28, 2024

Design rights can build IP protection, EU Lego ruling shows

Featuring in Law360, Christoph Moeller explores the recent EU Lego ruling and how it serves as a ...

EU design protection rules modernised for new technologies and circular economy
Christoph Moeller - March 20, 2024

EU design protection rules modernised for new technologies and circular economy

On 14 March 2024, the European Parliament approved modernised EU design protection rules to adapt ...

Can AI help to improve the biopsy process for patients?
Callum Anderson - March 13, 2024

Can AI help to improve the biopsy process for patients?

In medicine, a biopsy is a procedure that involves taking a small sample of body tissue so it can ...

Challenging patents and other clearance actions in Europe
Lucy Coe - March 11, 2024

Challenging patents and other clearance actions in Europe

Whether it is to remove a current infringement threat, clear the way to reduce the risk in ...

Robotics in surgery
Daniel Brodsky - March 8, 2024

Robotics in surgery

For many, the word ‘surgery’ suggests images of surgeons operating with handheld instruments ...

Inside Silicon Quantum Computing: an interview with Komal Pahwa
Andrew Fearnside - March 6, 2024

Inside Silicon Quantum Computing: an interview with Komal Pahwa

Senior IP counsel Komal Pahwa reveals how Australia's star quantum startup is building a silicon ...

Laparoscopic AI
Callum Anderson - March 6, 2024

Laparoscopic AI

AI in the OR Copying music, making bad art and training the next generation of surgeons, just some ...

The major players in the SEP landscape in Europe
Tom Furnival - February 14, 2024

The major players in the SEP landscape in Europe

Next in our series of blogs, we have investigated the major players in the SEP landscape in Europe.

Advances in Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Scans
Callum Anderson - February 13, 2024

Advances in Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Scans

Positron Emission Tomography (PET) is a non-invasive technique for imaging inside of the body. It ...

AI bias in healthcare
Joe Egelstaff - January 16, 2024

AI bias in healthcare

AI tools are increasingly being used in healthcare settings, with applications ranging from ...

Nuclear Fusion: A Case Study in the need for a cohesive IP Strategy at the forefront of science
Alex Savin - January 8, 2024

Nuclear Fusion: A Case Study in the need for a cohesive IP Strategy at the forefront of science

Following on the continued success in inertial confinement research reported from the National ...

Gazing into the future of augmented reality glasses
Callum Anderson - December 19, 2023

Gazing into the future of augmented reality glasses

Augmented reality (AR) sits between virtual reality (VR) and the real world.

How does declaring a patent or application as “essential to a standard” affect the pre-grant experience of an application? – Part 3
Tom Furnival - December 19, 2023

How does declaring a patent or application as “essential to a standard” affect the pre-grant experience of an application? – Part 3

This article continues our series of blogs investigating whether or not declaring your patent or ...

Sailing cargo
Ben Boyd - December 19, 2023

Sailing cargo

You might question why an IP firm concerned with innovation is writing about the use of sails in ...

Ballast-free ships
Ben Boyd - December 5, 2023

Ballast-free ships

While this blog is about ballast-free ships, it is important to understand why cargo ships require ...

EPO will accelerate oppositions when there are parallel UPC infringement or revocation proceedings
Lucy Coe - December 4, 2023

EPO will accelerate oppositions when there are parallel UPC infringement or revocation proceedings

The EPO have announced in the November 2023 Official Journal that they will accelerate opposition ...

Emotional Perception AI v UKIPO: Is this the dawning of a new era for AI-related inventions at the UKIPO?
Alex Burns - November 28, 2023

Emotional Perception AI v UKIPO: Is this the dawning of a new era for AI-related inventions at the UKIPO?

On 21 November 2023, Mann J handed down his judgment on Emotional Perception AI Ltd v ...

Tidal energy
Ben Boyd - November 23, 2023

Tidal energy

Most people are aware that the moon (and to a lesser extent the sun), exert a gravitational pull on ...

Latest Medtech developments in the race to help diabetes sufferers
Emily Lloyd - November 17, 2023

Latest Medtech developments in the race to help diabetes sufferers

November is National Diabetes Awareness month and, in this blog, we are discussing the latest ...

IP Protection for software-based products- An Introduction for SMEs
James Leach - November 16, 2023

IP Protection for software-based products- An Introduction for SMEs

We are excited to launch our new software resource booklet — 'IP Protection for software-based ...

Salinity gradient power
Ben Boyd - November 14, 2023

Salinity gradient power

In this series on capturing energy from the ocean we’ve recently discussed wave power, tidal power ...

Is Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion a sustainable way forward?
Ben Boyd - November 7, 2023

Is Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion a sustainable way forward?

We’ve previously discussed how energy can be captured directly from the movement of the waves on ...

Total artificial hearts: creating the perfect pump
Joe Egelstaff - November 6, 2023

Total artificial hearts: creating the perfect pump

Cardiovascular disease is estimated to account for 45% of deaths in Europe each year. More ...

Major developments in the UK offshore wind farm industry
Simon Parry - October 19, 2023

Major developments in the UK offshore wind farm industry

October has been a busy and exciting month for offshore wind news in the United Kingdom.

How does declaring a patent or application as “essential to a standard” affect the pre-grant experience of an application? – Part 2
Tom Furnival - September 20, 2023

How does declaring a patent or application as “essential to a standard” affect the pre-grant experience of an application? – Part 2

This article is the latest in a series of blogs exploring whether declaring your patent or ...

Is the future in the wind? Pyxis Ocean sets sail!
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 ...

The world beyond quantum computing
Andrew Fearnside - August 21, 2023

The world beyond quantum computing

Infleqtion is developing the next generation of quantum tools, including clocks, gravimeters and ...

Nuclear fusion breakthrough raises hope for limitless clean energy
Alex Savin - August 9, 2023

Nuclear fusion breakthrough raises hope for limitless clean energy

A research team at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) in California USA has reportedly ...

Big Data in Maritime transport
Ben Boyd - July 5, 2023

Big Data in Maritime transport

Big data has been a big thing for most of the last decade, yet its importance in industry continues ...

World Ocean Day 2023 – Turning the Tide on Ocean Pollution
Rob Walker - June 7, 2023

World Ocean Day 2023 – Turning the Tide on Ocean Pollution

8 June 2023 marks the 21st World Ocean Day, which, in the words of The Ocean Project, has a mission ...

Team Bath Racing Electric enters driverless car race at Silverstone
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 ...

Medtech: the future for mental health?
Andrew Mears - May 15, 2023

Medtech: the future for mental health?

When we think of medical technology, or ‘medtech’, more often than not we think about systems or ...

Gene sequencing accelerates with custom hardware
Alex Burns - May 5, 2023

Gene sequencing accelerates with custom hardware

The cost to sequence a genome continues to drop exponentially. Over the past 20 years, the cost to ...

The History of Hydrofoils
Rob Walker - May 2, 2023

The History of Hydrofoils

Since their introduction into the America’s Cup boats in 2013, hydrofoils have become familiar to ...

EPO to Abolish “10-Day Rule” from 01 November 2023
Darena Slavova - April 25, 2023

EPO to Abolish “10-Day Rule” from 01 November 2023

Key Points: the “10-day rule” will be abolished and will not be applied in respect of European ...

Offshore winds blow against Siemens
Ben Boyd - April 17, 2023

Offshore winds blow against Siemens

Late last year Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy A/S was unsuccessful in asserting infringement of ...

Patents at sea
Ben Boyd - April 14, 2023

Patents at sea

Patents are a territorial right. A UK patent provides you with a monopoly right for your claimed ...

Motion capture and AI in healthcare
Callum Anderson - April 4, 2023

Motion capture and AI in healthcare

When most of us hear the term motion capture, we tend to think of special effects in films and ...

Motion of the ocean - Wave energy converters
Ben Boyd - March 21, 2023

Motion of the ocean - Wave energy converters

The ocean covers 70% of the earth’s surface, so it is no wonder there is a significant attention at ...

Femtech: a growth industry - new special report
Jacqueline Murphy - March 14, 2023

Femtech: a growth industry - new special report

We are delighted to release our latest report Femtech: a growth industry.

Can an AI win copyright protection?
Alex Burns - March 2, 2023

Can an AI win copyright protection?

As part of our Thought Leaders series, we explore artificial intelligence and copyright. Forward: ...

The world’s toughest sports earbuds
Dan Thornton - February 20, 2023

The world’s toughest sports earbuds

Tom Jelliffe is the founder of ultra-durable earphones brand Tzuka. Here’s how he took his concept ...

AI and Tech innovation stands out in a slow year for pharma deals
Christopher Casley - February 9, 2023

AI and Tech innovation stands out in a slow year for pharma deals

Last year saw a drop in the number and value of deals performed in the biotech and pharma sector ...

Getting to grips with device led physical rehabilitation innovation
Callum Anderson - February 3, 2023

Getting to grips with device led physical rehabilitation innovation

In the UK, there are an estimated 187,000 children living with an arm disability, and 85 million ...

Meet the team: Emma Graham, Partner and Patent Attorney in the Engineering team, London
Emma Graham - February 2, 2023

Meet the team: Emma Graham, Partner and Patent Attorney in the Engineering team, London

As part of our 'meet the team' series, we talk to Emma Graham about her love of patent drafting, ...

Should I file third party observations?
Emma Graham - February 1, 2023

Should I file third party observations?

A study of the consequences of filing third party observations (TPOs) in the MedTech sector and the ...

Can AI and IOT support environmental sustainability
Lucy Coe - January 30, 2023

Can AI and IOT support environmental sustainability

Advances in software-based technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) and The Internet of ...

Quantum sensors in space: measuring a warming world with cold atoms
Jack Davies - January 20, 2023

Quantum sensors in space: measuring a warming world with cold atoms

Space-borne sensors serve a variety of purposes that are all but essential to our daily lives, from ...

The state of quantum
Andrew Fearnside - December 15, 2022

The state of quantum

Quantum chips are sparking into life. But what is this hardware going to be used for?

Quantum and the law
Andrew Fearnside - December 15, 2022

Quantum and the law

Mewburn Ellis speaks to Kaniah Konkoly-Thege, Chief Legal Officer and Head of Government Relations ...

Repurpose our rigs! Platforms for climate tech
Rob Walker - December 5, 2022

Repurpose our rigs! Platforms for climate tech

2022 saw the end of one of the UK’s largest, and possibly most bizarre, public art exhibitions – an ...

David Deutsch – making more sense than common sense
Jack Davies - November 30, 2022

David Deutsch – making more sense than common sense

“Our best theories are not only truer than common sense, they make more sense than common sense.” — ...

Ocean-based carbon dioxide removal is making a splash
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 ...

On track for net-zero railway: Hitachi’s Blues Train
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 ...

AI at the UKIPO – a more patent friendly approach?
James Leach - October 19, 2022

AI at the UKIPO – a more patent friendly approach?

The UKIPO recently issued new guidance relating to examining patent applications relating to ...

Bioinformatics at the UK IPO – what does the new Guidance mean for applicants?
Camille Terfve - October 17, 2022

Bioinformatics at the UK IPO – what does the new Guidance mean for applicants?

As recently publicised, the UK IPO recently issued new guidance relating to examining patent ...

AI-enabled sensor provides early warning for postpartum haemorrhage
Rachel Oxley - October 5, 2022

AI-enabled sensor provides early warning for postpartum haemorrhage

Australian start-up Baymatob combines an array of sensors with artificial intelligence to identify ...

Post quantum cryptography – The Final Frontier
Jack Davies - September 27, 2022

Post quantum cryptography – The Final Frontier

We have previously reported on the ongoing search by the National Institute of Standards and ...

Obtaining patent protection for software inventions can be challenging - but we can help
James Leach - September 26, 2022

Obtaining patent protection for software inventions can be challenging - but we can help

New developments in software are continuing to change the world we live in at a rapid pace. Patent ...

The long road to safer micro-mobility
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 ...

Standards, SEPs, and FRAND agreements - an overview
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 ...

The firepower of Cloud Native thinking
James Leach - August 12, 2022

The firepower of Cloud Native thinking

Taylor Dolezal of the Cloud Native Computing Foundation explains why the tech industry reveres this ...

IP as an enabler for AI: UK government shows its hand
Richard Johnson - August 8, 2022

IP as an enabler for AI: UK government shows its hand

The recently published response of the UK government to a consultation on the interface between ...

The FemTech revolution: providing much-needed menopause care
Charlotte Lynch - August 8, 2022

The FemTech revolution: providing much-needed menopause care

High quality menopause care has the potential to significantly improve women’s lives. Fortunately, ...

MRI-Guided Therapy
Callum Anderson - July 8, 2022

MRI-Guided Therapy

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanners use strong magnetic fields and radio waves to produce ...

Robotic-assisted surgery: from fiction to reality and beyond
Andrew Mears - June 23, 2022

Robotic-assisted surgery: from fiction to reality and beyond

It’s a notable feature of (my favourite) Sci-Fi movies, that they tend to include some sort of ...

Mewburn Ellis advises creators of Goodwood 2022 record breaker
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 ...

Our goal is to build the world’s fastest electric car
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. ...

Meet the team: Simon Parry, Partner, Patent Attorney, Engineering, Manchester
Simon Parry - May 25, 2022

Meet the team: Simon Parry, Partner, Patent Attorney, Engineering, Manchester

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

Meet the team: Emma Graham, Partner, Patent Attorney, Engineering, London
Emma Graham - May 18, 2022

Meet the team: Emma Graham, Partner, Patent Attorney, Engineering, London

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

Femtech: Rich on innovation, short on funding
Charlotte Lynch - May 12, 2022

Femtech: Rich on innovation, short on funding

The UK has the largest female health gap in the G20. A “female health gap” refers to women being in ...

Meet the Team: Stephen Gill, Partner, Patent Attorney, Engineering, Cambridge
Stephen Gill - May 11, 2022

Meet the Team: Stephen Gill, Partner, Patent Attorney, Engineering, Cambridge

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

Talking with machines: AI, language, and cognition
James Leach - May 11, 2022

Talking with machines: AI, language, and cognition

“A reader lives a thousand lives before they die”. From Homer to Sophocles, Shakespeare to Orwell, ...

UK Government expands R&D Tax Relief to cover Quantum, AI and Robotics research
Andrew Fearnside - May 5, 2022

UK Government expands R&D Tax Relief to cover Quantum, AI and Robotics research

The recently published 2022 Spring Statement1 indicates support for a “new culture of enterprise” ...

Germany’s world-leading MedTech industry
Urs Ferber - April 14, 2022

Germany’s world-leading MedTech industry

Germany is synonymous with precision engineering and quality manufacturing, so it comes as no ...

The NISQ-era: a quantum stepping-stone
Andrew Fearnside - April 7, 2022

The NISQ-era: a quantum stepping-stone

In our previous blog, ‘Noisy quantum computing: overcoming quantum decoherence’, we discussed how ...

Software for use in medical methods: excluded from patentability?
Daniel Brodsky - April 7, 2022

Software for use in medical methods: excluded from patentability?

In this blog we look at the challenges associated with patenting software inventions in the context ...

Powering pacemakers – (don’t) be still, my beating heart
Isobel Stone - April 4, 2022

Powering pacemakers – (don’t) be still, my beating heart

Millions of people around the world depend on implanted medical devices, for all sorts of reasons – ...

A trillion times more powerful: the race to produce the world's first quantum computer chip
Andrew Fearnside - March 30, 2022

A trillion times more powerful: the race to produce the world's first quantum computer chip

Meet the British startup on the brink of winning the race to produce the world's first ...

Advances in dentistry making a real impression
Urs Ferber - March 23, 2022

Advances in dentistry making a real impression

We all love going to the dentist, especially for restorations like crowns and bridges!

Let’s talk FemTech: the rise of female focussed innovation
Charlotte Lynch - March 15, 2022

Let’s talk FemTech: the rise of female focussed innovation

A surge in new medical technology is emerging from the FemTech sector. “FemTech” refers to ...

Has Russia allowed patent theft?
Johannes Biniok - March 15, 2022

Has Russia allowed patent theft?

In response to a decree issued by the Russian Government[1] on 6 March, various media outlets have ...

Time to cash out? Will a fully cashless society ever become a reality in the UK?
Robert Worboys - March 15, 2022

Time to cash out? Will a fully cashless society ever become a reality in the UK?

A cashless society describes an economic state whereby financial transactions are entirely ...

Tech giants set up shop in Munich - Europe's answer to Silicon Valley?
Toby Hill - March 11, 2022

Tech giants set up shop in Munich - Europe's answer to Silicon Valley?

Arguably best known for its annual Oktoberfest celebrations, Germany’s third largest city which was ...

Six ways that 3D printing is revolutionising the biomedical industry
Robert Worboys - March 7, 2022

Six ways that 3D printing is revolutionising the biomedical industry

3D-Printing is an additive manufacturing process whereby objects are created by depositing ...

Meet the client – Creo Medical
Andrew Mears - February 17, 2022

Meet the client – Creo Medical

Creo Medical’s cutting-edge medical devices have several applications, including the treatment of ...

Composites in construction: building towards a stronger and more sustainable future
Isobel Stone - February 14, 2022

Composites in construction: building towards a stronger and more sustainable future

Composite materials are generally defined as materials produced from two or more constituent ...

AI spotlight: Google’s DeepMind takes on competitive programming – have we reached a tipping point?
Toby Hill - February 9, 2022

AI spotlight: Google’s DeepMind takes on competitive programming – have we reached a tipping point?

On 2 February, Alphabet Inc.’s artificial intelligence subsidiary, DeepMind, announced that it has ...

Board of Appeal confirms DABUS AI cannot be an inventor for a European patent application
Tom Furnival - December 24, 2021

Board of Appeal confirms DABUS AI cannot be an inventor for a European patent application

On 21st December 2021 the EPO rejected the two appeals filed by Dr Thaler concerning whether an ...

Ferrari v Mansory Design: CJEU confirms partial designs may be protected as unregistered designs
Christoph Moeller - December 3, 2021

Ferrari v Mansory Design: CJEU confirms partial designs may be protected as unregistered designs

The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) recently published its preliminary ruling in case ...

The smart healthcare revolution – what does it mean for patent attorneys?
Alex Burns - November 22, 2021

The smart healthcare revolution – what does it mean for patent attorneys?

In 2020 the EPO published a report on the global trends in patent applications for “Fourth ...

Venturing ahead: helping Munich make its name in quantum tech
Andrew Fearnside - November 17, 2021

Venturing ahead: helping Munich make its name in quantum tech

Christopher Trummer, managing director of the TUM Venture Lab Quantum, explains why ...

Pulse of Fintech H1 ’21 – investments in fintech are growing and diversifying
Robert Worboys - November 16, 2021

Pulse of Fintech H1 ’21 – investments in fintech are growing and diversifying

KPMG have recently published their biannual report ‘Pulse of Fintech’, which provides a detailed ...

Podcast with Nick Hounsfield, Founder, The Wave: surf's up at The Wave
Sean Jauss - October 11, 2021

Podcast with Nick Hounsfield, Founder, The Wave: surf's up at The Wave

We speak to Nick Hounsfield, Founder of The Wave — an inland surfing facility located in Bristol ...

‘IP Access’ fund, an extension of the existing UK IPO IP Audits Plus program
Isobel Stone - October 1, 2021

‘IP Access’ fund, an extension of the existing UK IPO IP Audits Plus program

In 2021, innovation really has been a hot topic, with the government’s Innovation Strategy ...

Qualcomm unveils world's first 5G, AI-enabled, autonomous drone
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 ...

DABUS decision: AI cannot be patent inventor, UK Court of Appeal rules
Richard Johnson - September 22, 2021

DABUS decision: AI cannot be patent inventor, UK Court of Appeal rules

On 21 September 2021, the UK Court of Appeal rejected an appeal raised by Dr. Stephen Thaler, who ...

Sensors and sensibility: Caroline Hargrove CBE eyes up the future of healthtech
Andrew Mears - September 21, 2021

Sensors and sensibility: Caroline Hargrove CBE eyes up the future of healthtech

Years after meeting her as another primary-school parent, Forward editor Caitlin Mackesy Davies ...

The Fourth Industrial Revolution and the Internet of Things
Lucy Coe - September 21, 2021

The Fourth Industrial Revolution and the Internet of Things

We are at the start of a technological revolution that will fundamentally change the way we live, ...

Software Inventions: UKIPO and EPO approaches to patent eligibility Special Report
James Leach - September 15, 2021

Software Inventions: UKIPO and EPO approaches to patent eligibility Special Report

Our new Special Report, Software Inventions: UKIPO and EPO approaches to patent eligibility, has ...

New Innovation Strategy for the UK
Graeme Moore - August 24, 2021

New Innovation Strategy for the UK

Last month the UK government launched a new Innovation Strategy, which seems to blend a long-term ...

Quantum System One: is Europe ready?
Andrew Fearnside - August 5, 2021

Quantum System One: is Europe ready?

With quantum start-ups now appearing across the globe and tech giants such as IBM edging ever ...

Smart grids – cities of the future?
Katie Lovell - July 15, 2021

Smart grids – cities of the future?

Increasingly, climate change and smart energy consumption are at the forefront of governmental ...

Creating qubits: Making progress with photonics
Andrew Fearnside - July 7, 2021

Creating qubits: Making progress with photonics

Forward spoke with Jelmer Renema of Dutch firm QuiX about why photonics technology has so much ...

Podcast with Dave Rigg, COO, Bombora: The power of wave energy
Rachel Oxley - June 28, 2021

Podcast with Dave Rigg, COO, Bombora: The power of wave energy

We speak to Dave Rigg, Chief Operating Officer at Bombora, a marine energy provider that is in the ...

The future of autonomous vehicles on land and sea
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 ...

World Bicycle Day: a history of bicycles through patents
Rob Walker - June 1, 2021

World Bicycle Day: a history of bicycles through patents

3rd June 2021 marks the 4th World Bicycle Day, which, in the words of the UN, recognises the ...

Community registered designs may claim priority to a PCT application within 12 months, European Court of Justice rules
Christoph Moeller - May 27, 2021

Community registered designs may claim priority to a PCT application within 12 months, European Court of Justice rules

In a recent case (T-579/19), the European Court of Justice (ECJ) had to decide what the ...

Optimism, Growth and Fulfilment: how can we feel fulfilled at work at all stages of our career?
Lucy Coe - May 18, 2021

Optimism, Growth and Fulfilment: how can we feel fulfilled at work at all stages of our career?

Earlier this month, on 4 May 2021, Mewburn Ellis was delighted to host one of the American ...

Creating qubits: a hot lead at ColdQuanta
Andrew Fearnside - May 11, 2021

Creating qubits: a hot lead at ColdQuanta

Mark Saffman tells Forward why an atomic approach has all the hallmarks of a winning quantum ...

A snapshot: EPO Opposition Trends in Engineering, Electronics and Software
Stephen Gill - May 10, 2021

A snapshot: EPO Opposition Trends in Engineering, Electronics and Software

In this Forward: On Demand vlog, Emma Graham and Stephen Gill give us an overview of the recently ...

EPO Opposition Trends in Engineering, Electronics and Software Special Report
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 ...

Engineering oppositions: is there such thing as a “disguised method claim”?
Emma Graham - May 7, 2021

Engineering oppositions: is there such thing as a “disguised method claim”?

Case - T 1798/08

We helped determine the meaning of “technical feature”
Stephen Gill - May 6, 2021

We helped determine the meaning of “technical feature”

Case - T 0258/03 Our extensive arguments in relation to whether a feature is ‘technical’ have ...

Case review: what can be considered as prior art when assessing inventive step?
Matthew Naylor - May 5, 2021

Case review: what can be considered as prior art when assessing inventive step?

Case - T 0211/06 In the decision T 0211/06 from the EPO Board of Appeal (BoA), Engineering partner ...

Engineering oppositions: what is considered to be an implicit disclosure in a patent application?
Stephen Gill - May 3, 2021

Engineering oppositions: what is considered to be an implicit disclosure in a patent application?

Case - T2541/11 This decision provides guidance and clarification in three key areas of EP law:

UK SMEs left exposed by failure to protect IP
Dan Thornton - April 23, 2021

UK SMEs left exposed by failure to protect IP

New research from Mewburn Ellis and YouGov to mark International IP Day

To zero and beyond! Technology for a carbon-negative future
Rob Walker - April 19, 2021

To zero and beyond! Technology for a carbon-negative future

22 April 2021 marks the 51st Earth Day, an annual event seeking to diversify, educate and activate ...

Shock treatment: what’s behind the race to crack quantum?
Andrew Fearnside - April 15, 2021

Shock treatment: what’s behind the race to crack quantum?

As the UK begins work towards realising world-beating ambitions, Forward set out to learn just what ...

Patenting a software invention at the UKIPO: a case study
Daniel Brodsky - April 14, 2021

Patenting a software invention at the UKIPO: a case study

In a recent success for one of our clients, we overcame an objection raised by the UKIPO that the ...

Hydrogen: turning grey to green
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 ...

Need to know: are we set for a bioprinting boom?
Isobel Stone - April 7, 2021

Need to know: are we set for a bioprinting boom?

From refashioning foods to fabricating organs, bioprinting is the smart technology that could have ...

PsiQuantum expect commercial quantum computer by 2025
Andrew Fearnside - March 29, 2021

PsiQuantum expect commercial quantum computer by 2025

By 2025, the team from secretive quantum computing firm PsiQuantum will have a commercial quantum ...

The UK tech sector – alive and kicking
Dan Thornton - March 19, 2021

The UK tech sector – alive and kicking

Tech Nation recently published their latest report on the state of the UK tech sector in 2020. ...

Clean, green, renewable machine - the future of centralised and distributed energy storage
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 ...

Patent litigation in Germany - an overview
Urs Ferber - March 16, 2021

Patent litigation in Germany - an overview

Germany – Europe’s largest economy – is an important market with respect to sales and investments ...

Defending D-Line
Robert Watson - March 11, 2021

Defending D-Line

From its first steps in North Shields to international stature, how has this company’s approach to ...

EPO confirms that the COMVIK approach to assessing patent eligibility is applicable to computer simulations (G1/19)
James Leach - March 11, 2021

EPO confirms that the COMVIK approach to assessing patent eligibility is applicable to computer simulations (G1/19)

The Enlarged Board of Appeal (EBoA) has now issued their decision G1/19, which concerns the ...

Working together to define future mobility
Dan Thornton - March 2, 2021

Working together to define future mobility

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

Developments in patenting activity in the Fourth Industrial Revolution
Richard Johnson - March 1, 2021

Developments in patenting activity in the Fourth Industrial Revolution

Humans generate a mind-boggling amount of data each day. This explosion in data has stimulated ...

Are we about to see a boom in supersonic flight?
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. ...

IP rights and company performance – a causal connection?
Dan Thornton - February 23, 2021

IP rights and company performance – a causal connection?

We believe that IP can play an important positive role in commercial success, and in particular in ...

Updates to the EPO Guidelines 2021
Christoph Moeller - February 22, 2021

Updates to the EPO Guidelines 2021

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

Autonomous vehicles: into reverse or about to shift up a gear?
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 ...

Top 5 fields of technology for Internet of Things (IoT) patenting
Lucy Coe - February 17, 2021

Top 5 fields of technology for Internet of Things (IoT) patenting

The term “internet of things (IoT)” has often been mentioned in recent years, but what does it ...

Maritime robotics ​- autonomous technology improving shipping efficiency
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 ...

Confidence with patent documents as a technical resource
Dan Thornton - February 17, 2021

Confidence with patent documents as a technical resource

What is a patent document and why could it be useful to your R&D team? A patent confers upon ...

How to patent your digital health apps – 5 key considerations
Alex Burns - January 26, 2021

How to patent your digital health apps – 5 key considerations

As the technical capabilities of smartphones continue to rise at an exponential rate, so too do the ...

WIPO Proof – a digital signature tool for evidencing documents
Dan Thornton - January 25, 2021

WIPO Proof – a digital signature tool for evidencing documents

Launched last year, WIPO Proof is an initiative created by the World Intellectual Property Office ...

Deep neural networks: of dogs, muffins, and self-driving cars
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 ...

Ericsson accuses Samsung of un-FRAND-ly patent negotiations
Tom Furnival - December 17, 2020

Ericsson accuses Samsung of un-FRAND-ly patent negotiations

Following on from Unwired Planet v Huawei, Ericsson have launched a complaint in the US District ...

Why building and nurturing an IP culture in your business is important
Dan Thornton - December 17, 2020

Why building and nurturing an IP culture in your business is important

Intellectual property (“IP”) – patents in particular – form a key pillar of many technology ...

What has railway signalling got to do with sealed tube transport?
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 ...

Software inventions at the European Patent Office: an in-depth study
James Leach - December 7, 2020

Software inventions at the European Patent Office: an in-depth study

It is sometimes difficult to obtain patent protection for inventions relating to software, in part ...

Düsseldorf Regional Court refers Nokia vs. Daimler licensing dispute to CJEU
Christoph Moeller - 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) ...

Graphene getting the automotive industry into gear
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 ...

Aiming for the sky: aviation carbon reduction goals
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 ...

Quantum braiding: an introduction to topological quantum computing
Andrew Fearnside - November 18, 2020

Quantum braiding: an introduction to topological quantum computing

In our previous blog, ‘Noisy quantum computing: overcoming quantum decoherence’, we discussed the ...

Britain launches largest industry-led project to commercialise the use of quantum computing
Andrew Fearnside - November 6, 2020

Britain launches largest industry-led project to commercialise the use of quantum computing

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

Powering the future: It takes a very SPECIFIC set of skills
Andrew Mears - October 30, 2020

Powering the future: It takes a very SPECIFIC set of skills

Forward editor Caitlin Mackesy Davies learns how a collaborative project at Swansea University is ...

How green are electric vehicles?
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 ...

Robotic distancing
Dan Thornton - October 15, 2020

Robotic distancing

Minimising person to person contact is the major weapon in reducing COVID-19 viral transmission. In ...

Facebook’s Quest to bring Virtual Reality to the Masses
Juliana Murray - October 14, 2020

Facebook’s Quest to bring Virtual Reality to the Masses

As explained in our article “Mixed reality: Is it the blend that will boost human wellbeing?”, ...

An introduction into extended reality (XR): the next level in 2020 vision
Robert Worboys - October 13, 2020

An introduction into extended reality (XR): the next level in 2020 vision

Extended reality (XR) is an umbrella term covering technologies that merge the physical ‘real ...

Thoughts on the transition to fully autonomous driving
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 ...

Mixed reality: Is it the blend that will boost human wellbeing?
Tom Furnival - October 6, 2020

Mixed reality: Is it the blend that will boost human wellbeing?

From simulating the evaluation of cardiovascular patients to turning CT scans into 3D holograms, ...

Computer-implemented inventions at the UKIPO: a case review
Juliana Murray - September 23, 2020

Computer-implemented inventions at the UKIPO: a case review

As discussed in our Patentability of Software and Business Method Inventions in Europe information ...

IP protection for 3D printed inventions
Christoph Moeller - September 10, 2020

IP protection for 3D printed inventions

3D printing, known in industry as “additive manufacturing”, has emerged as one of the most ...

Light speed AI: sci-fi buzzwords or computing reality?
James Leach - September 9, 2020

Light speed AI: sci-fi buzzwords or computing reality?

In recent years, there has been rapid acceleration in quantum computing development and industry ...

Post-quantum cryptography – a new hope
Andrew Fearnside - September 9, 2020

Post-quantum cryptography – a new hope

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

Noisy quantum computing: overcoming quantum decoherence
Andrew Fearnside - September 8, 2020

Noisy quantum computing: overcoming quantum decoherence

Anticipated as the next great leap in human technology, quantum computing promises to revolutionise ...

Driving technology – could hands-free driving become legal in the UK?
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 ...

How cities are adapting to the electric vehicle revolution
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 ...

Unwired Planet v Huawei – the Supreme Court’s FRAND(ly) judgement
Tom Furnival - August 26, 2020

Unwired Planet v Huawei – the Supreme Court’s FRAND(ly) judgement

Published Wednesday 26th August 2020, the Supreme Court has handed down their long anticipated ...

What’s cool in the world of air conditioning?
Ben Boyd - August 26, 2020

What’s cool in the world of air conditioning?

Air conditioning accounts for approximately 10% of all electricity demand worldwide. By 2050 that ...

Smart phones and intoxication detection
Dan Thornton - August 21, 2020

Smart phones and intoxication detection

On the 18th of August 2020, researchers from the University of Pittsburgh published a paper ...

Are Automated Lane Keeping Systems on the UK horizon?
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 ...

Nokia vs. Daimler - FRAND defence does not apply
Christoph Moeller - August 18, 2020

Nokia vs. Daimler - FRAND defence does not apply

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

Quantum computing: Why qubits have consequences for IP
Andrew Fearnside - August 17, 2020

Quantum computing: Why qubits have consequences for IP

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

Five things you (really) need to know about patenting software in Europe
James Leach - August 12, 2020

Five things you (really) need to know about patenting software in Europe

We often receive enquiries asking whether a particular software-related invention might be eligible ...

Turning the tide – the growing use of electrical power in the shipping industry
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 ...

Antimicrobial resistance: moving towards a targeted approach
James Leach - August 10, 2020

Antimicrobial resistance: moving towards a targeted approach

Spectromics is working to put our existing arsenal of antibiotics to best use in the fight against ...

How self-driving cars are putting the brakes on vehicle collisions
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 ...

Amazon and Zoox steer toward the development of self-driving delivery vehicles
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 ...

A brighter future for unconventional agriculture?
Tom Furnival - July 28, 2020

A brighter future for unconventional agriculture?

At the cost of more than one sad-looking hanging basket, I have come to understand that plants ...

Future mobility: exploring the new normal
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 ...

Landmark judgement in German FRAND case Sisvel vs. Haier
Christoph Moeller - 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 ...

Batteries in trains – filling the gap
Stephen Gill - July 10, 2020

Batteries in trains – filling the gap

Hitachi Rail and Hyperdrive Innovation have recently announced an agreement to develop battery ...

“Test, test, test” – the importance of diagnostics in pandemic preparedness
Rachel Oxley - July 9, 2020

“Test, test, test” – the importance of diagnostics in pandemic preparedness

While the world waits for a vaccine to be developed and approved for use against the COVID-19 ...

E-scooters – a solution to socially distanced travel?
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 ...

Right to repair: could it take a bite out of e-waste?
Alex Burns - July 1, 2020

Right to repair: could it take a bite out of e-waste?

Forward: features are independent pieces written for Mewburn Ellis discussing and celebrating the ...

Mitsubishi Electric to embark on 5G testing programme
Tom Furnival - June 9, 2020

Mitsubishi Electric to embark on 5G testing programme

In a recent press release Mitsubishi Electric Corporation announced that Japan’s Ministry of ...

Ocean Energy - out of the blue
Rachel Oxley - June 8, 2020

Ocean Energy - out of the blue

Long considered the poor relation of solar and wind-based solutions, why is ocean energy now ...

Go for launch - SpaceX, NASA set for milestone mission
Dan Thornton - May 29, 2020

Go for launch - SpaceX, NASA set for milestone mission

You may have been watching the build up to the manned launch of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on ...

Contact tracing – our route out of the coronavirus (COVID-19) lockdown?
Alex Burns - May 28, 2020

Contact tracing – our route out of the coronavirus (COVID-19) lockdown?

It appears that the United Kingdom is now past the peak of the COVID-19 infection curve, and the ...

From airbags to medical gowns – Autoliv continues to save lives to help fight against coronavirus (COVID-19)
Simon Parry - May 12, 2020

From airbags to medical gowns – Autoliv continues to save lives to help fight against coronavirus (COVID-19)

Companies around the world are pivoting to help meet global shortages of personal protection ...

How computer modelling has been used during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak to inform political decisions
Stephen Gill - May 1, 2020

How computer modelling has been used during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak to inform political decisions

Throughout the emergence and continued spread of the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, policy makers ...

5G and autonomous vehicles - accelerating data communication speed
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 ...

How 3D printing is helping in the fight against coronavirus (COVID-19)
Tom Furnival - April 22, 2020

How 3D printing is helping in the fight against coronavirus (COVID-19)

In a crisis which has been defined by its pace of change, 3D printing has become a useful tool in ...

Crown Use during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic
Matthew Naylor - April 9, 2020

Crown Use during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic

As discussed in a previous blog, the UK Government has the power to authorise (either in advance, ...

Patenting the Internet of Things – the European perspective
John Addiss - February 4, 2020

Patenting the Internet of Things – the European perspective

It is estimated that by 2025 there will be 26-30 billion devices in the workplace and home equipped ...

AI: Machine learning - the when’s and the how’s of machine learning
James Leach - January 20, 2020

AI: Machine learning - the when’s and the how’s of machine learning

In our recent post on the use of artificial intelligence in bioinformatics, it was highlighted that ...

Collagen scaffolds – the future of tissue engineering?
Isobel Stone - December 16, 2019

Collagen scaffolds – the future of tissue engineering?

Despite the success of organ transplantation since its inception in the 20th century, people today ...

AI: Machine learning - what is the machine actually learning?
James Leach - December 13, 2019

AI: Machine learning - what is the machine actually learning?

Following on from Richard Johnson’s blog post “Inventive AI: can machines innovate?” we now focus ...

Indian Patent Office adopts the Patent Prosecution Highway programme
Rachel Oxley - December 11, 2019

Indian Patent Office adopts the Patent Prosecution Highway programme

Recently, the Indian Union Cabinet approved a proposal for the Indian Patent Office (IPO) to adopt ...

Australian innovation patent system - the end is near
William Hey - November 28, 2019

Australian innovation patent system - the end is near

The Australian innovation patent system is on its last legs, which could spell bad news for SMEs ...

Extreme fast charging – the future of electric vehicle batteries
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 ...

Printing the unprintable – new technique expands graphene printing to previously unsuitable substrates
Niles Beadman - October 30, 2019

Printing the unprintable – new technique expands graphene printing to previously unsuitable substrates

Printing with graphene is a large and growing field, representing a highly promising range of ...

FRAND Licensing of SEPs in the age of connected cars
Christoph Moeller - 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 ...

Inventive AI: can machines innovate?
Richard Johnson - October 7, 2019

Inventive AI: can machines innovate?

The integration of technology based on artificial intelligence into our everyday lives continues ...

Intermodality: the future of transport?
Christoph Moeller - September 13, 2019

Intermodality: the future of transport?

Search the term 'intermodality' and you'll turn up a number of definitions and some fine ...

When AI met EQ
Richard Johnson - September 6, 2019

When AI met EQ

Affective computing may be a multi-billion -dollar business, but much of how it works remains ...

Printing with graphene: exploring the inks set to unleash graphene's potential
Matthew Naylor - August 30, 2019

Printing with graphene: exploring the inks set to unleash graphene's potential

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

Fast times at TBRe: the future of autonomous vehicles
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 ...

Team Bath Racing Electric - zooming through 2019
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, ...

A case in point - Trunki vs Kiddee
Tom Furnival - August 7, 2019

A case in point - Trunki vs Kiddee

Rob Law, the founder and chief executive of Magmatic who make the Trunki product, said that the ...

Data and security issues in a world of connected cars
Christoph Moeller - June 26, 2019

Data and security issues in a world of connected cars

Mobility patterns are changing and technological innovations in electrification, connectivity and ...

The journey of rLoop - a new technology innovation network disrupting the world of transport and IP
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 ...

A single to Singapore please: the rise in on-demand bus services
Christoph Moeller - 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 ...

Hydrogen fuel cell vehicles: growth and innovation
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 ...

The road to autonomous
Christoph Moeller - March 28, 2019

The road to autonomous

In a recent article published in Intellectual Property Magazine, Christoph Moeller explores the ...

How to patent AI technology at the EPO
Emma Graham - February 26, 2019

How to patent AI technology at the EPO

Once only a figment of the imagination in literature such as Mark Shelley’s Frankenstein, ...

Self-driving vehicles: what do consumers think (and want)?
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 ...

Autonomous driving: the IP twists and turns
Christoph Moeller - January 28, 2019

Autonomous driving: the IP twists and turns

Autonomous driving (AD) is on everyone’s lips when it comes to the next big thing in the automotive ...

Autonomous vehicles - the race to innovate
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 ...

Blockchain: the next patent boom
Graeme Moore - December 13, 2018

Blockchain: the next patent boom

Emma Graham and Graeme Moore attended the EPO’s “Patenting Blockchain” conference in The Hague – ...

Future mobility: the new direction of transport
Christoph Moeller - December 11, 2018

Future mobility: the new direction of transport

Massive social, economic and technology trends are converging to change mobility - how we move ...

Team Bath Racing Electric: racing to success
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 ...

UK Supreme Court Establishes Doctrine of Equivalents in Actavis v Lilly
Callum Anderson - August 1, 2017

UK Supreme Court Establishes Doctrine of Equivalents in Actavis v Lilly

In many jurisdictions a product or process may be held to infringe even though it falls outside the ...

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