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Surgery is, by its very nature, an invasive procedure. It can be transformative to the quality of life of those…

The Coronavirus pandemic and Brexit may have caused an, albeit temporary, double whammy of business uncertainty, but important commercial opportunities…

2020 was not the easiest year for the aerospace industry. It is said that necessity is the mother of invention,…

Graphene was once described as a “rising star on the horizon of materials science”, and since then has been the…

To receive patent protection an invention needs to be, among other things, new. This would normally stop an existing product…

Although patent systems around the world vary in their approach to patentability, one common requirement is that an invention must…

With so many of 2020’s headlines focussed on Covid and Brexit we can be forgiven for letting an important anniversary…

Some technical revolutions perforate into our lives without fanfare, gradually being incorporated into business infrastructure until they are considered to…

Rosalyn Newsome, partner and trade mark attorney at Barker Brettell, discusses five common myths that, as head of the firm’s…

There is a common misconception that patents only benefit their owner. A patent owner can prevent others commercially exploiting their…

Understanding the business drivers SMEs face and addressing their concerns is fundamental to us as Intellectual Property (IP) professionals. And…

When developing a new product, it can take years before it is a self-sustaining enterprise. This is a problem for…