Lab-based scientists may not be able to access their workspace during lockdown, but there are things that can be done remotely to further an IP programme. In part three of our series, “Progressing innovation outside the lab”, we outline strategic tasks that physics and engineering-focused researchers and scientists can complete to further intellectual property during time away from the lab.
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This three-part series examines how intellectual property protection can continue in a productive and effective way, during this time of remote working, shifting priorities, uncertainty and change.
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The IPEC provides quick access to cost-effective justice for IP rights holders.
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The European Patent Convention does not explicitly prohibit double patenting. However, the European Patent Office has, for some time now, prohibited the granting of two patents to the same applicant for the same subject matter.
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Although the overall environmental impact of glass versus plastic versus metal is debated, the beverage industry is innovating in this area in response to consumer demand for non-plastic packaging.
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Given the uncertainty of Brexit, the UK may no longer be a member state of the EU, which could impact the IP rights available to UK designers.
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IP Solicitor Chris Thomas highlights the need for brand owners and manufacturers to protect trade secrets in the food and beverage industry.
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Julia Gwilt and Parminder Lally attended the Cambridge Wireless event on "Narrowing the Intelligence Gap", hosted at Amazon's site in Cambridge. The event featured an excellent talk by Neil Lawrence (IPC Machine Learning at Amazon and Professor of Machine Learning at the University of Sheffield) on whether the latest AI is "more human".
Read more After years of controversy, the Technical Board of Appeal (TBA) of the EPO has recently decided that products obtained by essentially biological processes can be patent protected (T1063/18).
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What’s the problem with ‘functional limitations’?
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Zombie trade marks take shape in many spooky forms. They are the abandoned, historic brands: the trade marks of businesses which are no longer actively trading. To the untrained eye, they can appear lifeless, but look a little closer, and there may still be a soul lurking behind the eyes.
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