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Greenshoots is a collection of fresh intellectual property insight, analysis and commentary on the issues that matter most to those who invent, manage and protect intellectual property, written by the IP specialists of Appleyard Lees.

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Electric vehicle innovation shifts to solid-state batteries for power storage – Inside Green Innovation: Progress Report 2021

Global innovation data for electric vehicle (EV) batteries suggests industry is increasing its investment in solid-state technology significantly, a new report says. The inaugural Inside Green Innovation: Progress Report 2021,

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Innovation in green technologies promises food and farming revolution – Inside Green Innovation: Progress Report 2021

A technology revolution in agriculture could help address the global challenge to produce more food while reducing pollution and environmental impact, a new report says. The inaugural Inside Green Innovation:

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Innovation in bioplastics and plastics recycling on upward trajectory – Inside Green Innovation: Progress Report 2021

Innovation in bioplastics – based on global patent activity – is at its highest point for almost two decades, while investment in plastics recycling technology is accelerating, a new report

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Innovation increase in energy storage for renewables – Inside Green Innovation: Progress Report 2021

The imperative to create a consistent energy supply from renewable sources – and support the phasing out of fossil fuels – is inspiring investment in long-term energy storage innovation, a

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Protecting IP in lab-grown organs – organoids

About the authors: Chris Mason is a senior associate patent attorney at Appleyard Lees IP LLP. Chris works with his clients to ensure that their innovation is captured, turned into

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CRISPR: Broad Institute win latest patent battle

The Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard (‘Broad’) have won the latest round in the ongoing battle over patents relating to the gene editing technology, CRISPR.

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Greenshoots podcast
Podcasts

The Greenshoots Podcast by Appleyard Lees – when to take a case to the IPEC

In this episode, Appleyard Lees solicitors, partner Bill Lister, and Chris Thomas, discuss when a case should be taken to the IPEC, the mechanisms for doing so, and what proceedings may look like once a case reaches the IPEC.

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Trainee blogs

Patent lessons from Dragons’ Den

In this article, trainee patent attorney Andrew Johnston looks at some of the issues raised in this clip pertaining to patents.

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Biotech
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EPO oppositions – negotiating a licence agreement

A patent is only enforceable against an infringer if it is valid, and it is usual for an alleged infringer to counter-claim for invalidity when sued for infringement. By this

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Unitary patent
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G2/21 Plausibility

A new EPO referral to the enlarged BoA will determine whether post-filed data can be used to support inventive step Supporting data can be crucial to a patent application especially

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Billion Dollar Code: how start-ups can win the Quids Game

Parminder Lally’s article shows start-ups how to avoid the mistakes made by the start-up in Netflix’s The Billion Dollar Code.

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