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Proving Plausibility – Can Post-filed Evidence Support Your Patent: Part 2

As we found in the first part of this two-part series, timing is everything when it comes to filing a patent application.  Filing too early may mean your application may lack the essential eviden...

Practicalities of Intellectual Property | In Association with Geovation | 09.03.21

Tuesday 9th March 2021, 11am – 12pm What will the talk cover? In this talk, Alistair will discuss some of the everyday practicalities of Intellectual Property (IP) and how it can affect business...

Sustainable Refreshment: Patenting Green Innovation in the Food and Drink Sector

Consumer attitudes are changing.  The last few years have seen environmental, lifestyle and health considerations become key factors in driving consumer spending towards sustainably produced and ...

Introduction to Intellectual Property | In Association with Geovation | 23.02.21

Tuesday 23rd February 2021, 11am – 12pm What will the talk cover? In this first of two talks, Alistair will introduce the core areas of Intellectual Property (IP), what they can be used to prote...

EPO Guidelines 2021 Update – Data Storage & Searching and Natural Language Processing

The EPO has just issued a preview of the next iteration of their Guidelines for Examination.  This new version officially comes into force on 1 March 2021 but the EPO has provided an early releas...

What IP Applies to Your Food and Drink Business?

The continuously growing number of products and brands in the crowded food and drink space makes it all the more important to generate something different, that stands out.  For companies who get...

The Restrictions on Patenting Surgical Methods: Can Surgical Robotics Companies Obtain Effective Patent Protection?

If you have ever considered filing a patent application in the medical field, you might be aware that the law of some countries excludes patent protection for inventions that relate to certain kinds o...

UK Address for Service Changes Following Brexit

There have been many important changes to IP due to Brexit, as outlined in our recent update.  As mentioned in this update, one important change relates to the way in which the UK-IPO will commun...

Oppositions at the European Patent Office – An Introduction | 15.12.20

Tuesday 15th December 2020, 2:00pm (London UK – BST) 45mins What will the talk cover? Gill Jennings & Every has one of the most experienced and active patent opposition practices in Europe, ...

The Surgical Robotics Patent Landscape: A Pivotal Moment in the Field

The medical and health technology sectors are in the midst of a period of rapid and sustained innovation.  As the more traditional MedTech sectors mature, the rapid ongoing advances in computer t...