AI patent filing trends in aerospace and avionics
In this article, we look at AI patent filing trends across aerospace and avionics, and identify the key filers in these fields.
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Appleyard Lees’ professional development program (PDP)
On the 11th and 12th of May, Appleyard Lees held a professional development program (PDP) in Leeds for the trainees at the firm. The PDP featured talks on various topics, presented by people in several positions across the firm, as well as an external presenter. PDP was an invaluable experience to all regardless of whether we had just started a few weeks ago or a few years ago.
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The Greenshoots Podcast by Appleyard Lees – patent oppositions and appeals at the EPO in 2022
In this episode, Appleyard Lees partners, patent attorneys, and experienced opposition specialists, Bobby Smithson and Jennifer Delaney, give their outlook on patent oppositions and appeals at the EPO in 2022.
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Deciding on a career as a patent attorney
In this blog post we hear from Oliver Herd and Kealan Fallon, who are both new trainees working in the Cambridge office. They talk about why they were drawn to a career as a patent attorney.
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When will European supplementary protection certificates (SPCs) have unitary effect?
The European Commission has recently published several proposals for new regulations on supplementary protection certificates (SPCs), including the introduction of a unitary SPC (for both medicines and plant procedures) that would apply to Unitary Patents.
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Inside green innovation: the digital technologies addressing climate change
AI and green innovation in food production, renewable energy and plastic recycling | The innovators using digital technologies to address global sustainability issues | Responsible computing & dark data – what can be done to manage unused data, and the carbon emissions.
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Parallel imports: navigating the grey market
For brand owners, in particular in the pharmaceutical field, one of the most difficult trade arenas to navigate can be the grey market. Our guide to the grey market, what it is and when brand owners can stop grey market goods is below.
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Bionow awards under the wing of Concorde
After an enforced two-year break, the annual Bionow awards were held in real life, in person and not on a computer screen! I pulled my tuxedo out of retirement for the night and headed off to the Concorde Conference Centre at Manchester Airport to celebrate the achievements of life science companies in the north of England. It was an evening to catch up with familiar faces and clients we hadn’t seen in person during the pandemic.
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Mediation #2: How do I get the best out of a mediation?
In this article Bill Lister talks about the process of mediation, and gives pointers as to how parties can get the best out of a mediation.
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In this episode, Appleyard Lees partners and solicitors Bill Lister and Chris Hoole discuss the benefits of mediation vs. court proceedings, and how mediation in intellectual property cases can differ to non-intellectual property cases.
Read more Mediation #1: An alternative to litigation?
A number of Alternative Dispute Resolution (“ADR”) strategies have been developed over the last few decades. They can provide cost-effective alternatives to court proceedings, and allow two parties to negotiate a settlement in a confidential environment.
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