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HGF Ranked Highly in UK WIPR Trade Mark Rankings

We are happy to announce that the WIPR rankings are now live and HGF has been highly ranked.  HGF has been recognised as:  Highly Recommended in Non-Contentious  The results detail …

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Top 250 Women in IP and Corporate Stars Rankings Revealed 

HGF Partner Rachel Fetches has been recognised in Managing IP’s Top 250 Women in IP.  Rachel’s inclusion in this year’s rankings is a reflection of her extensive experience, technical expertise, …

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New ‘Technical Character’ Guidance Formalised by UKIPO Practice Note

The UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) has now released formal guidance for examining UK patent applications directed to software and AI inventions. The practice note comes almost six months since …

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Fuelling IP: Powering the Future: A Conversation with a Battery Technology Expert

Ceren Zor is a Senior Battery Scientist working for About:Energy, a battery modelling and simulation start-up. She describes herself as an electrochemist, battery materials scientist, and engineer. She has over …

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IP Ingredients: Trade Mark Licensing in Food and Drink

Trade mark licensing allows a brand owner, the licensor, to grant a third party, the licensee, the right to use its intellectual property in exchange for royalty payments. In the …

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The Fashionably IP podcast reaches its 50th episode!

Rebecca Field and Lee Curtis began recording the Fashionably IP podcast back in May 2022 and have now produced and released fifty episodes. They have discussed and touched on multiple …

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Fuelling IP: Sunny Spells for Solar Power Inventions

Amid mounting geopolitical turmoil straining fossil fuel supply chains, low carbon energy generation investment is high on the priority lists of policymakers in the UK and EU [1, 2]. Last …

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IP Clinic for SMEs at ETZ EnergyWorks

Following the success of our first session, we’re pleased to announce our next Intellectual Property (IP) clinic taking place at ETZ EnergyWorks in Aberdeen on Wednesday 24 June 2026, from …

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AI Governance: In Pursuit of a Rapidly Moving Target

1. Introduction: the governance paradox There is a growing paradox in boardrooms and legal teams: everyone is tired of talking about AI—and yet no one can afford to stop. Artificial …

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