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Collaborate to Innovate – But Who Owns the IP?

The adoption of technology within the agriculture sector is playing a key role in the development of more sustainable, efficient and safe food production. One of the more interesting developments in t...

Scaling from Lab Bench to Market: The Advantages of Patent Rights in Biomedical, Medical and Bio-Engineering

Developing and launching new technology in challenging sectors such as biomedical engineering, medical engineering and bio-engineering faces a number of challenges, particularly for start-ups. In addi...

How a Switch to Eco-Friendly Packaging Materials Can Affect Your IP

From food and drink to cosmetics, and from the packaging on the shelf to the packaging delivered to the door, a switch to eco-friendly forms of packaging is building momentum in many industries. ...

The Unified Patent Court

What is the Unified Patent Court (UPC) and when will it open? The UPC is a forum for central litigation of a unitary patent. It will also have jurisdiction over European patents that are not opted out...

The Unitary Patent

The unitary patent (UP) and the Unified Patent Court (UPC) are available for all users of the European patent system.  This requires some important decisions regarding to be made regarding Europe...

Patenting Medical Inventions at The UKIPO – Examination Guidelines Update

On 25 November 2021, the UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) published an update to their “Examination guidelines for patent applications relating to medical inventions”. The updates include c...

British Science Week: Exit Strategies to Monetise Your Business

This is the third in our three-part series of articles exploring how intellectual property (IP), and in particular patents, can support growth of your business.  The first and second parts invest...

British Science Week: Patent Filing Strategies, and the Importance of Portfolio Growth

This is the second in a series of articles exploring how intellectual property (IP), and in particular patents, can support growth of your business.  The first part of this series investigated th...

British Science Week: IP Considerations for Early Growth of a Business

This is the first in a series of articles exploring how intellectual property (IP), and in particular patents, can support growth of your business.  The first part investigates the importance of ...

GJE Role Model Series – Beverley Brown, SmartKem Ltd

In celebration of International Women’s Day 2022, and in continuation of the GJE Role Model Series, we have interviewed the inventor Beverley Brown, who is the Chief Scientist at SmartKem Ltd – a ...