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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Regulating AI in Healthcare: The UK’s AI Airlock and What It Means for Innovation

Regulating AI in Healthcare: The UK’s AI Airlock and What It Means for Innovation

by Daniel Brodsky

Artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to transform healthcare, from speeding up diagnoses to supporting personalised treatment plans. But before this promise can be fully realised, AI as ...

Needle-Free Vaccine Delivery: Innovation, Opportunity, and Patent Potential

Needle-Free Vaccine Delivery: Innovation, Opportunity, and Patent Potential

by Andrew Mears

Over the last century, vaccines have saved millions of lives and transformed modern medicine. Their evolution has been marked by continual scientific breakthroughs, the most recent of which is the ...

Top 5 tips for patenting AI inventions in e-commerce

Top 5 tips for patenting AI inventions in e-commerce

by Emily Lloyd

AI is reshaping the e-commerce landscape – improving recommendation engines, streamlining logistics, personalising user experiences, and automating everything from pricing to customer support. With ...

Saving Space: the UK-based companies tackling orbital debris

Saving Space: the UK-based companies tackling orbital debris

by Charlotte Lynch

Space debris, often referred to as “space junk,” consists of defunct human-made objects orbiting Earth - such as inactive satellites, spent rocket stages, and fragments resulting from collisions.

Digital twin technology in ship design and maintenance

Digital twin technology in ship design and maintenance

by Darena Slavova

The maritime industry is experiencing a wave of digital transformation, driven by the growing adoption of artificial intelligence (AI), the Internet of Things (IoT), and other innovative ...

X-ray vision and surgeons with superpowers - AI assisted imaging in surgery

X-ray vision and surgeons with superpowers - AI assisted imaging in surgery

by Kara Quast

The application of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in healthcare has triggered strides in diagnostics, treatment personalisation and delivery times, equipment maintenance, health monitoring and more1. ...

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Mewburn Ellis

FORWARD MAGAZINE

Mewburn Ellis Forward is a biannual publication that celebrates the best of innovation and exploration. Through its pages we hope to inform and entertain, but also to encourage discussion about the most compelling developments taking place in the scientific and entrepreneurial world. Along the way, we’ll engage with the IP challenges that international organisations face every day.