The direction of AI patent filings for autonomous vehicles
We look at AI patent filing trends relating to autonomous vehicles. What is the direction of innovation, and who are the key patent filers in this technology area?
AI patent filings in the field of traffic and transportation engineering – who is on the road to patent dominance?
This analysis looks at patent filings in traffic and transportation engineering. Our patent attorneys examine the direction of patent trends in this emerging field.
AI patent filing trends in aerospace and avionics
In this article, we look at AI patent filing trends across aerospace and avionics, and identify the key filers in these fields.
Navigating IP for start-ups: a live IP audit with a fictitious start-up
In this virtual event, Appleyard Lees patent attorney Paul Beynon and trade mark attorney Olivia Hamilton ran a mock IP audit, with partner Richard Bray playing the part of a start-up client.
Patent Box: tax relief for patent owners and patent licensees
As provided in the recent UK budget announcement, the UK corporation tax rate is set to rise from 19 to 25 percent from 1 April 2023. As a result, companies should now be thinking about whether they can make use of the tax relief provided by the Patent Box scheme.
Tech transfer teams’ IP challenges post-COVID-19 and beyond: part four, pre-filing searches – good investment or waste of money?
In part four of the series, we discuss ‘Pre-filing searches – good investment or waste of money?’. When budgets and time are tight, are pre-filing patent searches really worthwhile? If searches are done, what are the benefits? If they are not, what are the risks? Whether or not to conduct pre-filing searches can seem like […]
The Greenshoots Podcast by Appleyard Lees, Episode 13: the intellectual property story behind vaccines & other health innovation.
What’s behind the headlines and soundbites? Patent attorneys Richard Bray, Barbara Fleck and Kate Hickinson discuss patents as drivers of vaccine and health technology innovation, and the reporting of patent issues by mainstream media. Discussion topics include: patents – fuelling innovation, or protecting corporate interests? | the need for patents & IP rights | the […]
AMRD case study
Area/Sector Electric Aviation, Green Mass Air Transportation, Aerospace, Decarbonisation of aviation Name of inventor(s)/entrepreneur(s) Kamran Iqbal and Norman Wood of AMRD, inventors with a wealth of combined practical hands-on experience in the aerospace sector, are innovating solutions to enable hybrid and all-electric aircraft development for green mass air transportation. General details of the invention: Name […]
Patenting mobile apps
The patenting of mobile apps is generally seen as challenging in view of the common misconception that software is not patentable. However, certain aspects of apps that solve technical problems can certainly be patented, as we know from experience in this area. Here, we take a look at patents for popular apps, to see what […]
Our journey with Quantum Base
Co-founded by Phill Speed, CEO, and Professor Rob Young, Chief Scientific Officer and Royal Society Research Fellow, Quantum Base span out from Lancaster University. Quantum Base has invented, developed and patented a portfolio of unbreakable nanoscale quantum security devices that are simple, scalable, small and cheap. Appleyard Lees has worked with Quantum Base since their […]
