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.
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‘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’

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,

The wheels continue to come off DABUS
UK High Court decision confirms that an artificial intelligence machine cannot be named as an inventor.

A tale of broccoli, tomatoes and peppers- the final chapter – G3/19
First published in AIPLA’s Biotech Buzz newsletter, Barbara Fleck explains the Enlarged Board of Appeal’s

All’s Fair in Unwired Planet v Huawei and Huawei v Conversant: UK Supreme Court judgment on SEPs and FRAND licensing
On 26 August 2020, the UK Supreme Court issued a judgment on the Unwired Planet

Covid-19 and IP: the green shoots of recovery
First published in Cambridge Catalyst, Parminder Lally explores how the pandemic has accelerated innovation. Wow,

Small ready meal delivery business reigns triumphant at the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court (IPEC) after one of the Court’s first virtual trials
Summary A small healthy ready meal delivery business Fit Kitchen Limited (FKL) saw victory at

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 Greenshoots Podcast by Appleyard Lees Episode nine: Large/global corporates’ modern in-house/external IP counsel relationships & priorities in the context of COVID-19
Partners David Clark and Simon Bradbury discuss: Large/global corporates’ modern in-house/external IP counsel relationships &