Sector: Medical

This article was originally published in Med-Tech Innovation magazine Nov/Dec 2017 Do your research A common problem for innovators, and…

In a statement issued by the Broad Institute on 17 January 2018, it was announced that the European Patent Office…

The SME decision to patent, publish or keep secret As a decision maker in a SME, you may recognise the…

Following on from the overview by Sarah Lait, head of Barker Brettell’s trade mark practice, and the more in-depth discussion…

Katie Howe, double award-winning trainee patent attorney at Barker Brettell, developed a love for science and in particular physics, from…

Intellectual Property (IP) can be important for any business, but for startups it can be a vital tool to help…

The entry into operation of the Unified Patent Court (UPC) will not occur in December 2017, the previously announced target…

Prostheses are probably first in mind when considering the world of bionic technologies. The use of muscular movement to generate…

Once again the wonders of graphene are back in the headlines, with the recent news of a graphene sieve that…

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s (USPTO’s) Patent Trial and Appeal Board handed down its decision, on 15 February 2017,…

Life sciences experts in Birmingham and the greater Midlands area are working hard to put the region even more firmly…

27% growth in medical device patent volume in 2015 injects new life into sector A recent report from Thomson Reuters…