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16th April 2024
IP Ingredients Blog, Parts 11-20

Welcome to our blog series, IP Ingredients, created by our Food & Drink Team. This blog will explore the latest IP news, updates, and discussions in the food & drink …

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15th April 2024
EnteroBiotix Limited Secures £27m Financing Round to Advance Clinical Trials

We are pleased to congratulate EnteroBiotix, on their milestone in their journey towards revolutionising healthcare for patients battling gut-related ailments. The leading clinical-stage biotechnology company has successfully closed a £27 …

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12th April 2024
HGF wins big at the Managing IP EMEA Awards Ceremony 2024

The Annual Managing IP Awards: EMEA Awards 2024 were announced last night, and HGF are proud to have won ‘Ireland Patent Prosecution Firm of the Year’ and ‘Netherlands Trademark Prosecution …

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11th April 2024
IP Ingredients, Part 11: Exploring colours in the food & drink sector – a patent perspective

As the saying goes, “We eat first with our eyes”. The visual appearance, especially the colour, of a food or beverage product is one of the first things that a …

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10th April 2024
Digital Health in 2023: Exploring Europe’s Patent Innovations

The EPO recently published its 2023 Patent Index and there is, as seen in 2022, further increased patenting activity in key technologies relevant to the healthcare sector. Spurred by the …

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3rd April 2024
INTA 2024 Panel Session: IP & Innovation | Green Marks

Our Trade Mark Director Adjoa Anim will be part of an insightful panel session by the Unfair Competition Committee around green brands at INTA Atlanta on Monday 20th May 2024. …

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24th, 25th April 2024
The Future of Protein Production Chicago 2024

The Future of Protein Production Chicago is set to take place on the 24th-25th of April 2024 at McCormick Place. This event will present an unbiased opportunity to explore the …

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Legal500 EMEA
2nd April 2024
HGF Austria Ranked in the Legal 500

We are pleased to say that HGF Austria has been ranked tier 5 in the Legal 500 2024 guide for the first time! The Legal 500 provides the most comprehensive …

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28th March 2024
IP Ingredients, Part 10: Coffee Corner with SeaGrown – Harvesting success in seaweed farming

SeaGrown is a pioneering offshore kelp farming company based in Scarborough, and England’s first large-scale commercial seaweed farm. A 2024 Earthshot Prize nominee, the company has grown since 2018 to …

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