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Smart devices: a smart IP strategy

First published in Cambridge Catalyst, Parminder Lally looks at internet of things innovation and IP.

‘The Greenshoots Podcast’ by Appleyard Lees, Episode ten: Patenting green chemistry innovation

Appleyard Lees partners and patent attorneys David Walsh and Jennifer Delaney discuss: Is patenting ‘green’ chemistry innovation different than patenting ‘traditional’ chemistry innovation?

Tech transfer teams’ IP challenges post-COVID-19 and beyond, part two: cost-effective patent prosecution

‘Tech transfer teams’ IP challenges post-COVID-19 and beyond’ is a series of interactive virtual discussions, focused on unpacking the issues relevant to those managing intellectual property for tech transfer departments.

Tech transfer teams IP challenges post-COVID-19 and beyond part one: inventorship and ownership

‘Tech transfer teams’ IP challenges post-COVID-19 and beyond’ is a series of interactive virtual discussions.

The wheels continue to come off DABUS

The Artificial Inventor Project have filed patent applications around the world for two inventions, which they say are invented by an AI system called DABUS.  Whilst the nuances of patent law vary from country to country, most (if not all) patent systems around the world assume that only natural persons can be inventors.  Consequently, the applications are being refused by patent offices around the world.

G3/19 decision – a tale of broccoli, tomatoes and peppers

The Enlarged Board of Appeal (EBA) has ruled that plants or animals produced by an essentially biological process are not patentable in Decision G3/19 of 20 May 2020, a conclusion that goes against earlier Decisions in G2/131 and G2/121.

Unwired Planet v Huawei and Huawei v Conversant

On 26 August 2020, the UK Supreme Court issued a judgment on the Unwired Planet v Huawei and Huawei v Conversant cases.

Covid-19 and IP: the green shoots of recovery

First published in Cambridge Catalyst, Parminder Lally explores how the pandemic has accelerated innovation. Covid-19 and IP Wow, what a strange year 2020 has turned out to be! For the January issue,

Fit Kitchen Ltd – triumphant at the IPEC

Summary A small healthy ready meal delivery business Fit Kitchen Limited (FKL) saw victory at

The Greenshoots Podcast by Appleyard Lees Episode nine: Large/global corporates’ modern in-house/external IP counsel relationships & priorities in the context of COVID-19