Welcome to Greenshoots

Greenshoots is a collection of fresh intellectual property insight, analysis and commentary on the issues that matter most to those who invent, manage and protect intellectual property, written by the IP specialists of Appleyard Lees.

Now that you’re here, why not take a look around?

Trainee blog

‘Pitch in a Pub’- in person!

Over the last few months the Appleyard Lees Manchester office has slowly been brought back to life and people have started to return to the office. Personally, I am happy to be back in the office and not in the home office every day.

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Podcast

The Greenshoots Podcast by Appleyard Lees – episode 23: Routes into a career as an IP attorney

In this episode of the podcast, we are joined by trade mark attorney Cherry Shin and trainee patent attorney Jonathan Foster to discuss careers in IP. 

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Trainee blog

CIPA Informals post-exam social

In October, trainee patent attorneys sat down at their computers to sit the UK qualification exams. These are quite difficult and saw most of us putting in months of revision to maximise our chances of success.

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Articles

Electric vehicle innovation shifts to solid-state batteries for power storage – Inside Green Innovation: Progress Report 2021

Global innovation data for electric vehicle (EV) batteries suggests industry is increasing its investment in solid-state technology significantly, a new report says. The inaugural Inside Green Innovation: Progress Report 2021,

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Articles

Innovation in green technologies promises food and farming revolution – Inside Green Innovation: Progress Report 2021

A technology revolution in agriculture could help address the global challenge to produce more food while reducing pollution and environmental impact, a new report says. The inaugural Inside Green Innovation:

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Articles

Innovation in bioplastics and plastics recycling on upward trajectory – Inside Green Innovation: Progress Report 2021

Innovation in bioplastics – based on global patent activity – is at its highest point for almost two decades, while investment in plastics recycling technology is accelerating, a new report

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Articles

Innovation increase in energy storage for renewables – Inside Green Innovation: Progress Report 2021

The imperative to create a consistent energy supply from renewable sources – and support the phasing out of fossil fuels – is inspiring investment in long-term energy storage innovation, a

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Articles

Protecting IP in lab-grown organs – organoids

About the authors: Chris Mason is a senior associate patent attorney at Appleyard Lees IP LLP. Chris works with his clients to ensure that their innovation is captured, turned into

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Inside Green Innovation: Progress Report
Articles

Inside Green Innovation: Progress Report

What can patent data reveal about global progress in green innovation, and what might be achieved in years to come?

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Podcast

The Greenshoots Podcast by Appleyard Lees – episode 22: when to take a case to the IPEC

In this episode, Appleyard Lees solicitors, partner Bill Lister, and Chris Thomas, discuss when a case should be taken to the IPEC, the mechanisms for doing so, and what proceedings may look like once a case reaches the IPEC.

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Trainee blog

Patent lessons from Dragons’ Den

In this article, trainee patent attorney Andrew Johnston looks at some of the issues raised in this clip pertaining to patents.

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