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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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Business Reporter: Leading Change in a Transforming IP Landscape

Intellectual Property (IP) has evolved from a legal “back-office” function into a core driver of business value. As the digital landscape shifts, IP leaders are no longer just protecting assets— …

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POV: IP strategies needn’t be complex or costly

In the final session of the day at HGF’s Brand and Design Conference earlier this month, I sat down with colleagues Harpreet Dhaliwal and John Johnston and Emma Reeve of …

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A New Era for AI Patents in the UK: Supreme Court Aligns with the EPO

The UK Supreme Court has handed down its long-awaited judgment in Emotional Perception AI Limited (EPAI) vs Comptroller General of Patents, a decision which serves to significantly change the way …

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The Patentability of Deuterated Pharmaceuticals: Insights from the EPO

Deuteration has emerged as a valuable strategy for tailoring the properties of pharmaceutical compounds.  With its expanding role in drug development, it is important to consider how the European Patent …

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Why MedTech Innovators Should Prioritise Registered Design Protection

In the MedTech sector, innovation is often associated with patents, clinical data, and regulatory approvals. Yet some of the most commercially valuable aspects of a medical device are not purely …

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The Deity Shoes case: a question of design activity and the constraints on a designer’s freedom

The footwear brand Deity Shoes sought to enforce their Community Design rights, both registered and unregistered, against Mundorama Confort and Stay Design. However, Mundorama Confort and Stay Design found fault …

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WTR 2026

We’re delighted to share that HGF’s European Trade Mark Team has once again been recognised in the World Trade Mark Review (WTR) 2026 Rankings, achieving Gold rankings across multiple jurisdictions. …

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UK Government makes a big splash for offshore wind but wind power innovators must avoid being all at sea when it comes to IP

Boom times for off-shore wind In April 2022, when the UK Government announced its goal for 50GW of offshore wind by 2030 with bold claims like “we will be the …

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