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Technology & Engineering

The Technology & Engineering landscape is evolving, with new innovations driving change across industries. Our team helps to protect and commercialise cutting-edge developments in this dynamic environment.

Our Technology & Engineering Group is at the forefront of protecting innovation across the full spectrum of engineering and high-tech sectors. Combining deep technical expertise with strategic IP insight, we advise clients ranging from startups to multinational corporations on securing and defending their intellectual property rights in fast-moving and complex fields and navigating the IP rights of others.

With backgrounds in disciplines such as electronics, mechanical engineering, computer science, and telecommunications, our attorneys understand the technologies that drive today’s innovation. We work closely with inventors, R&D teams and in-house IP departments to draft robust patent applications, navigate prosecution globally, and develop IP strategies that align with commercial objectives.

Whether it’s advanced manufacturing, robotics, AI, semiconductors, or emerging digital technologies, we help our clients turn technical excellence into strong, valuable IP portfolios.

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Technology & Engineering specialisms

Advanced mechanical & systems engineering
AI & software
Computing hardware
Energy
MedTech
Photonics & quantum technology
Standards & devices
Transport, Aerospace & Defence

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A cool new IP opportunity in data centre design - can you patent intelligent cooling?

How AI-controlled cooling and digital twins create new IP opportunities and value for data centre innovators. Data centre cooling innovation on the rise The rapid growth in data centres, increasingly …

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Fuelling IP: The 11 Year Odyssey – Hanwha’s solar cell patent opposition

One of the most effective ways to maintain the integrity of the European patent framework is through post-grant opposition proceedings. An opposition allows one or more third parties to challenge …

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Where Does the Real IP Value Lie in AI-Enabled Life Sciences?

After attending the BioTechX conference in Basel last week, talking to people working across pharma, biotech, AI, software, laboratory automation and data management, my main takeaway was clear: the conversation …

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Event - 7th - 10th October 2026

HGF Attending AIPPI World Congress 2026

HGF is attending the AIPPI World Congress 2026, taking place in Hamburg from 7-10 October 2026. Bringing together intellectual property professionals from around the world, the annual Congress is one …

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Can foreign manufacturers escape the long arm of the UPC’s jurisdiction?

In the three years since it became operational, the UPC has established itself as a leading forum for pan-European patent litigation, with a number of decisions raising important questions regarding …

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Materials at the Final Frontier: How Engineering Innovations Are Powering the Future of Space

The Hidden Drivers of the Space Economy Space may be the ultimate testing ground for technology, but its success depends on what we build with, not just what we build. …

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Sustainable Technologies in Space: Protecting Innovation for a Greener Frontier

The modern space race is not just about reaching farther. Although it’s exciting to think that one day we might have holidays on other planets, space travel and exploration in …

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Patents Beyond Earth: Do we need a Martian Patent Office? Part 2

As of 2026, our patent offices are all Earth-based, and there is no comprehensive or harmonised framework for patent rights covering outer space as a region. However, there are a …

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