The number of UK businesses filing patent applications with the European Patent Office (EPO) increased during 2017, according to a new report. The recently published Annual Report 2017 from the EPO shows that there was a 2.4% increase in patent… Continue Reading →
While we can’t squeeze in every patented innovation worth mentioning, there are certain inventions that completely changed the way we live and work day-to-day. From around 1990, personal computers and home technology has become most people’s understanding of technological innovation…. Continue Reading →
After receiving its first foldable iPhone patent from the US Patent and Trademark Office back in 2016, Apple has just been granted its second. So, does this mean that a foldable iPhone will soon be hitting the shelves? Well, maybe…. Continue Reading →
We’ve talked about a lot of patents throughout 2018. As we move into 2019, we wanted to look at some of the patents that might make it into the market next year. And while we’re unlikely to be seeing flying… Continue Reading →
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is increasingly being absorbed into just about every business sector. What was once a buzzword for an unspecified time in the future is very much here now. Start-ups and established companies alike are filing and being awarded… Continue Reading →
On 8 November 2016 UK Prime Minister Theresa May and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi witnessed the signing of a major Intellectual Property (IP) agreement between the UK and India. The Memorandum of Understanding will assist cooperation on IP related activities… Continue Reading →
Applicants trying to protect an invention in more than one country file a national or regional patent application with their national or regional patent office. Within 12 months of the filing date of the application, they file an international application… Continue Reading →
In 2015 the growth in innovation was 13.7%. Global innovation activity increased across 11 of the 12 sectors throughout 2015, with the largest leaders being Medical Devices, Home Appliances and Aerospace & Defense. Aerospace & Defense – Increases in sub-sectors: Space… Continue Reading →
It is a legal requirement that each inventor is named on a patent application. Although patent counts do not give a direct measure of innovation, they are a well known measurable ‘output’ of the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM)… Continue Reading →
For an invention to be patentable, it must be new, industrially applicable and involve an inventive step. Here are the 11 steps outlined by the European Patent Office to obtaining a European patent: 1) Before applying for a European patent… Continue Reading →
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