Optics &

Photonics

Innovations in optics and photonics underpin advancements in high-tech manufacturing, faster communications, medical diagnostics, high-power lasers, nuclear threat identification, solar power and other technologies essential to the health and safety of people worldwide and offers the potential for a scalable quantum computer. Many of today’s ‘must-have’ technologies such as smart phones, high definition TVs, LED lighting and digital cameras are enabled by optics and photonics.

Our patent attorneys have a wealth of experience in the fields of optics, photonics and laser science, with many holding masters and PhD qualifications in this technology space. In addition they have a vast amount of relevant IP expertise at all stages of the patent lifecycle including patent drafting, prosecution, infringement and validity opinions, freedom to operate work, and oppositions. Their patent work covers a range of specific technologies including everything from optoelectronics to medical imaging, laser development and quantum structures to LiDAR equipment and imaging techniques.

Our patent experts really understand the physics behind these inventions and relish the opportunity to work with you to patent this technology.

EPO Opposition Trends in Engineering, Electronics and Software-compressed

Special Report

EPO Opposition Trends in Engineering, Electronics and Software

In autumn 2020, we analysed more than 8000 opposition cases filed at the European Patent Office (EPO) over the last 12 years, studying the timelines for hundreds of engineering, electronics and software oppositions.

The research enabled us to see how oppositions have been affected by procedural changes at the European Patent Office and by the Covid-19 pandemic. With a focus on Transport, Medical Devices, Telecommunications and Software, the report also looks at how opposition outcomes vary across the four different technology sectors and which players are the most active.

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Beyond the Reactor: Protecting Innovation Across the Fusion Supply Chain

Beyond the Reactor: Protecting Innovation Across the Fusion Supply Chain

by Harry Westhead

Commercial fusion will require a complex ecosystem of technologies. Advanced materials, specialised instrumentation, new manufacturing techniques, digital engineering tools, simulation platforms, and ...

UPC Weekly - Straw company revocation actions at the UPC

UPC Weekly - Straw company revocation actions at the UPC

by Matthew Naylor

UPC Weekly brings you timely, thoughtful and joined-up insight into the evolving landscape of patent litigation at the Unified Patent Court. 2026 Week 36 Looking to clear the way? Where a competitor ...

UPC Weekly - Diverging claims in UPC proceedings and EPO oppositions

UPC Weekly - Diverging claims in UPC proceedings and EPO oppositions

by Eliot Ward

UPC Weekly brings you timely, thoughtful and joined-up insight into the evolving landscape of patent litigation at the Unified Patent Court. 2026 Week 35 What happens when you have different claim ...

Team Bath Racing Electric - a breathrough season in Germany

Team Bath Racing Electric - a breathrough season in Germany

by Daniel Brodsky

Following months of development, testing and and preparation, Team Bath Racing Electric travelled to Formula Student Germany (FSG) 2026 with their innovative new car design. This year's TBRe26 ...

From EMDR to Tetris: could AI help prevent traumatic memories taking hold?

From EMDR to Tetris: could AI help prevent traumatic memories taking hold?

by Rebecca Frith

What if AI could be used to intervene in the hours or days after a frightening event, helping to prevent distressing memories from becoming entrenched?

Quantum Modularity: Where Should a Quantum Computer Come Apart?

Quantum Modularity: Where Should a Quantum Computer Come Apart?

by Josh Blunsden

For years, discussions about scaling quantum computers have centred on qubit counts. Roadmaps have often been measured in terms of processor size, with each new generation promising larger devices ...

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