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Will an ECJ ruling change the approach to registering Community designs?
Lots of cars are recognisable, but which cars are considered iconic? Ford’s Model T? The
Appeal has no power
In a judgment handed down on 11th April 2019, Mr Justice Birss ruled on an
Big data, big problem?
Speakers at the recent joint UK IPO and WIPO Conference on artificial intelligence and intellectual
Synthetic biology: Fuelling the growth of the bioeconomy
As a patent attorney with a multidisciplinary background, I work with inventions that span a
Quantum comms
Quantum security refers to communications that use QKD and QRBG (Quantum Random Bit Generator) to
Quantum computing
The single arithmetic logic unit (ALUs), where the work takes place, in today’s computers are
Cambridge Biotech week: Inventions made in Cambridge
Cambridge Biotech Week is upon on us! From the 25th-28th June, a multitude of events
Artificial intelligence and machine learning: sufficiency and plausibility
Computer-implemented inventions At the European Patent Office (EPO), examination of computer-implemented inventions (CIIs) is well-established.
Key points on computing inventions in Europe
This article gives an important update on patent eligibility in Europe for computing-related inventions, including
