Here in the Manchester office, on the second Thursday of every month, all of the technical staff (read: patent attorneys, trade mark attorneys, solicitors, and trainees) are invited to take part in informal meetings that currently go under the name of Tek Talks.
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The received wisdom is that company directors can escape liability by sheltering behind the “corporate veil”. But is this true in IP cases?
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Trainee attorneys Jonathan Foster and Emily Bevan-Smith talk about their experience of the most recent (and possibly final) lockdown trainee social.
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Often, when the AI identifies a drug, and experiments confirm it is useful for the intended purpose, the drug can be patented. But what about the AI itself – can the AI be protected by patents, and should you try to?
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In part five of our series, Appleyard Lees patent attorneys Ean Davies, Parminder Lally and Rachel Mercer lead a virtual discussion on emerging trends for UK spin-outs, and how spin-outs can leverage their IP for funding.
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Serial entrepreneur Mags Walker joins Appleyard Lees partner and solicitor Chris Hoole to talk about her journey from 'Big Four' accountant to owner of two successful start-up businesses.
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About the author Parminder Lally is a senior associate at Appleyard Lees IP LLP. Parminder specialises in drafting and prosecuting patent applications for computer-implemented inventions. She has built a substantial
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Like many, I’ve always had an interest in keeping up with trends by buying new electronic goods or shopping for the latest outfits – the cheaper the price, the better...right?
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What do you do if, before you have obtained a granted patent, a third party starts selling a product that looks like your invention? Is there anything you can do to stop the third party? Does your patent application provide you with any rights before the patent is granted? Parminder Lally and Simon Ambroz answer these questions.
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Brexit has changed the way intellectual property rights are sought and protected, in many ways. Pre-Brexit, anyone seeking to protect plant varieties in the UK and/or EU member states made a single application to the Community Plant Variety Office (CPVO); however, as of 1 January 2021, this is no longer possible.
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Patents are one of the most well-known types of intellectual property (IP). However, what can be patented is often less understood by new entrepreneurs and innovators.
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