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Can simulations/modelling be patentable?

Simulations and modelling are core products across many industries, including energy, automotive, and AI. This drives a high volume of patent filings. However, their patentability is often unclear because Article …

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AI, Biotech and trade secrets

In this episode of HGF Presents, Amy Dawson and Jess Davis explore how artificial intelligence is opening new possibilities in the biotechnology sector and how trade secrets can be used …

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Case Law for Non-Reproducible Products as Prior Art

Does a non-reproducible commercially available product form part of the state of the art for a European patent application? This question was answered as “yes” in G 1/23 by the …

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Fuelling IP: The “Charge” of the Century: How Battery Innovation Became the New Tech Race

As the world is reminded of the 1960s “space race” with the launch of Artemis II for humanity’s historic transit around the moon, it feels fitting that the European Patent …

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Agritech Thymes: Rare UK Plant Variety Rights ruling provides guidance on the interpretation of “essentially derived varieties”

In this article, we examine a recent UK Plant Variety Right (PVR) case involving “Nadorcott” and “Tang Gold” mandarins. This judgement clarifies what constitutes an essentially derived variety (EDV) and …

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What is US trade dress law and how does apply to the world of fashion?

Rebecca Field and Lee Curtis of HGF interview Professor Alexandra Roberts of Northeastern University in Boston on US trade dress law. What is trade dress? How can it be infringed? …

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IP Ingredients: The IP in Personalized nutrItion

Personalised nutrition is the provision of dietary advice which is tailored to a person based on their individual characteristics and lifestyle.  As analytical techniques become faster and cheaper, and AI …

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HGF Ranked #5 in Top UK Trade Mark Law Firms (2021-2025)

We are proud to share that HGF has been ranked 5th in the Top 50 Trade Mark Law Firms from Great Britain in a recent report from IP Pilot. The …

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European Drone Companies, Where are Your Patents?

With significant consolidations occurring in the drone and eVTOL sectors, some European companies look set to miss out through a failure of IP strategy. Innovations and technology often account for …

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