After a rocky start with several silicon valley busts, it is safe to say that Electric Vehicles (EVs) are here…
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Get ready for the Unitary Patent and Unified Patent Court to go live: 1 June 2023
The current go-live date for the Unitary Patent (UP) and the Unified Patent Court (UPC) is 1 June 2023. For…
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Protecting AI diagnostics – two bites at the AIpple?
The use of AI has revolutionised the speed and accuracy of diagnosis for a host of conditions including breast cancer,…
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Barker Brettell attorneys attend UK Metals Expo 2022
Barker Brettell’s Nicholas Braddon and Amy Kelly attended UK Metals Expo 2022, a major new event for the UK’s metals…
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To UPC, or not UPC: have you decided yet?
The Unitary Patent (UP) and the Unified Patent Court (UPC) is now expected to go live in early 2023. The…
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Breaking the ICE: what does the future hold for the Internal Combustion Engine?
The internal combustion engine, or ICE, was undoubtedly one of the greatest innovations of the twentieth century. It made long-distance…
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Don’t fall into an indefensible opposition trap – you can use a routine pre-grant patent check in Europe
Many European patent applications are prosecuted through to grant where through determined and persuasive argument, luck, or an Examiner oversight,…
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Are smartphones about to get smarter? With terahertz spectroscopy, it certainly looks that way…
The number of UK smartphones users reached 55.5 million in 2021. This means that nearly 83% of the population have…
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New Space Race promises commercial opportunities and technological innovation in the UK
In the past decade there has been a significant shift in how the space sector operates. Unlike the Space Race…
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How do I decide whether to opt out of the Unified Patent Court?
The European Patent Office (EPO) and participating European Union countries are in the final stages of establishing the Unitary Patent…
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How to protect a technical effect with a patent – the endless possibilities of selection inventions
Innovation in materials science often creates high levels of interest from the scientific community as well as the commercial world….
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Keeping electric cars green: battery recycling innovation
Electric cars are great for eliminating at-vehicle emissions, but, even with a 10-20 year battery life-span, it will not be…
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