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Diagnosis and chill? The rise of AI health tech subscription services
By automating tedious and time-consuming tasks, and having the capability to identify trends and connections in vast amounts of patient data, AI has the potential for good, to speed up diagnosis, improve …
Read articleHGF Ranked Highly in UK WIPR Trade Mark Rankings 2024
We are happy to announce that the WIPR rankings for 2024 are now live, and HGF has been highly ranked. HGF has been recognised as: Highly Recommended in Non-Contentious Law …
Read articleFashionably IP Podcast – Episodes 21-30 – exploring hot topics in the world of fashion and intellectual property
Episodes 21-30 of the Fashionably IP Podcast where we will be looking at important hot topics in the world of fashion and intellectual property. We will be focusing on key …
Read articleLSPN North America Spring 2024
HGF are silver sponsors of the LSPN North America Spring event, due to go ahead from the 8th-9th May 2024 at the Sheraton Hotel in Boston, Massachusetts. This premier event, …
Read articleIP Ingredients, Part 9: Protecting a food or drink manufacturing process
While patents are most often associated with new products like food compositions or food preparation equipment, they can also be obtained for new processes. Process patents are sometimes considered to …
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IQPC Global IP Exchange Europe 2024
HGF is sponsoring the IQPC Global IP Exchange Europe, which will be held on 11th – 12th March in Dusseldorf. HGF Chair Lucy Johnson will be chairing the event and …
Event detailsBuilding a sustainable future: the importance of innovation and intellectual property for the construction industry
Like many industries, the construction industry faces huge challenges as it works toward achieving the ambitious target of net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. Whilst already adhering to stringent environmental standards …
Read articleRecording transactions at the EPO: New practice for signatures on evidence
From 1 April 2024, the EPO will accept digital or text string signatures as alternatives to handwritten or facsimile signatures on contracts and declarations submitted as evidence to support requests …
Read articleSpoiler: You can get patents for software!
I’ve been a patent attorney working in what’s often called “computer-implemented inventions” for around 20 years. Throughout that time, I’ve had many people tell me that you couldn’t get patents …
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