Chemistry

The Unified Patent Court (UPC) has issued its first decision on patent infringement by equivalence in Plant-e Knowledge B.V. &…

The UK Intellectual Property Office (UK IPO) has recently announced the launch of its new ‘One IPO Search’ tool to…

A recent EPO Board of Appeal (BoA) decision (T 1553/22) considered the patentability of human-animal chimeras (organisms or tissues that…

The beginning of the end? Practice at the European Patent Office (EPO) currently requires that, before an application is granted,…

The decarbonisation of road transport in the coming decades seems inevitable. Governments around the world are preparing to ban the…

Abstract Shortly after celebrating its one-year anniversary, things look to be very much in full swing for the Unitary Patent…

As material optimisation is sought to improve peak battery performance, innovation within battery technology is vital. Such innovation is driven…

Net-zero targets; emission goals; minimising carbon footprint: these buzzwords are part and parcel of modern society’s narrative. Everyone is talking…

It may come as a surprise to some that, despite attracting attention in action against climate change, according to the…

The High Court has recently issued a significant decision which could make it easier to patent AI inventions at the…

In today’s globalised world, counterfeit pharmaceuticals have emerged as a silent epidemic, endangering the health and lives of millions. The…

Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic there have been remarkable research and innovation efforts to fight the SARS-COV-2 virus….