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Happy World IP Day!
This year’s theme is ‘IP and the SDGs: Building our common future with innovation and creativity’. At HGF we are committed to supporting our clients in sustainable technologies and routinely …
Read articleIP Ingredients, Part 12: Exploring colours in the food & drink sector – overcoming hurdles and leveraging colour trade marks
We will all recognise as consumers an instance of when we used the colour of a product or its packaging to identify a specific brand that we wanted to buy …
Read articleMedical 3D Technologies: From Scanning to Printing
When we think of 3D technologies, we often think of 3D printing, which, as discussed later, has seen rapid advances in recent years. However, a sometimes overlooked area of medical …
Read articleOpinion Piece: Unitary Patent and Unified Patent Court in Ireland
Intellectual Property (IP) is a core part of any business and particularly is a vital part of the strategic toolkit for any business that creates value through innovation and constant …
Read articleIP Ingredients Blog, Parts 11-20
Welcome to our blog series, IP Ingredients, created by our Food & Drink Team. This blog will explore the latest IP news, updates, and discussions in the food & drink …
Read articleEnteroBiotix Limited Secures £27m Financing Round to Advance Clinical Trials
We are pleased to congratulate EnteroBiotix, on their milestone in their journey towards revolutionising healthcare for patients battling gut-related ailments. The leading clinical-stage biotechnology company has successfully closed a £27 …
Read articleHGF wins big at the Managing IP EMEA Awards Ceremony 2024
The Annual Managing IP Awards: EMEA Awards 2024 were announced last night, and HGF are proud to have won ‘Ireland Patent Prosecution Firm of the Year’ and ‘Netherlands Trademark Prosecution …
Read articleIP Ingredients, Part 11: Exploring colours in the food & drink sector – a patent perspective
As the saying goes, “We eat first with our eyes”. The visual appearance, especially the colour, of a food or beverage product is one of the first things that a …
Read articleDigital Health in 2023: Exploring Europe’s Patent Innovations
The EPO recently published its 2023 Patent Index and there is, as seen in 2022, further increased patenting activity in key technologies relevant to the healthcare sector. Spurred by the …
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