This article was originally published on the IP Careers website, August 2019. Inside Careers recently caught up with Craig Slater…
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Inspirational and innovative: the medical devices of tomorrow
Companies working in the medical device space are an inspiration, working tirelessly to improve the lives of patients and their…
Read MoreHair-raising developments in medical materials
Tailoring the properties exhibited by a material has classically focussed on altering its chemical or compositional nature (for example, to…
Read MoreWe have the power – but is it in the right place, at the right time?
Grid balancing – the ramping up of production to cover peaks in power usage – is becoming ever more important…
Read MoreWhat is technical?
A new referral to the European Patent Office’s highest court, the Enlarged Board of Appeal (EBA) has again raised questions…
Read MoreWorld IP Day 2019
Barker Brettell’s trainee patent attorney Rob Sansby, a former Commonwealth Games gymnast, looks at five of his favourite sports industry…
Read MorePlausibility at the EPO – how much data or experimental information is enough?
A patent for an invention provides its owner with the right to exclude others from making, using, offering for sale…
Read MoreC.A.S.E. study: the four letters directing the automotive sector
Whether you know it as CASE or ACES[i], the impact of those four letters on the automotive sector looks set…
Read MoreFIVE IP lessons every startup should remember…
As an early stage business, don’t be fooled into thinking that just because you are smaller, you have nothing to…
Read MoreSufficiency vs. reward – the fundamental balance underpinning the patent system
The patent system operates on the basis of a simple premise—to encourage innovators to share the secrets of their new,…
Read MoreQuantum computing and the patent profession
This article was previously published in LexisNexis in the TMT analysis section of the September 2018 edition. Can quantum computing…
Read MoreSifting through the layers – exploring FTO rights in the cosmetics industry
An early adopter of using intellectual property (IP) to protect its innovation, the cosmetics industry has reached a point in…
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