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Fuelling IP: Nuclear Fusion Patents – Is 20 Years Enough?

A patent is often described as providing 20 years of exclusivity. For technologies that take many years to develop, test, license and bring to market, the period of commercially meaningful …

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HGF Venture: Funding the Future

Join fellow life sciences founders, investors and business leaders for an evening of drinks and networking in Cambridge on the 18th November, 5-9pm. Featuring an investor-founder round table and an …

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Designing the Exit: IP Strategy for Venture-Backed Biotech

In venture-built biotech, value is not created at the point of exit, but is designed into the asset from the very beginning. The earliest decisions made around a scientific discovery …

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Five Questions VCs Should Ask About IP Before They Invest

Intellectual property diligence too often starts with the wrong question: how many patents does the company have? For venture investors, that is rarely the most revealing answer. The real issue …

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High Court Clarifies the Limits of Copyright Claims Against Online Marketplaces

Roadget Business PTE.  Ltd & Shein Distribution UK Ltd v Whaleco UK Ltd – Bacon J [2026] EWHC 2165 (Ch) – 13 August 2026 In a significant judgment on online …

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Miniaturisation and Patentability: Why Scaling Down a Product Is Not Enough to Qualify as a Patentable Invention

Miniaturisation has become a defining trend in modern engineering. From consumer electronics to medical devices, companies constantly strive to make products smaller, lighter, and more portable. This evolution is often …

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HGF are sponsors of LSPN Europe 2026

HGF is proud to sponsor LSPN Europe 2026, the premier event for IP professionals in the life sciences sector. Join us on September 22-23 in Basel for two days packed …

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Patentability of AI and computer inventions in the UK

In February 2026, the UK Supreme Court in Emotional perception overturned the leading case law on assessing the patent eligibility of inventions. The court provided some guidance on how to …

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G1/24 – Claim interpretation at the EPO

The order of G1/24 has recast the way in which the language in patent claims is to be interpreted in Europe. This video explores how patent claims were interpreted prior …

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