The demand for vegan products has surged, but challenges in labelling, misleading marketing (veganwashing), and lack of standardization undermine consumer trust, especially in industries like chocolate.

The term ‘functional chocolate' could well be new to you, but as we continue to look for healthier alternatives to the treats we all love, it is a term that you are likely to become more familiar.

A House of Lords report highlights the UK's urgent need for investment and strategy in Engineering Biology (EB) to maintain global competitiveness. Key recommendations include improving infrastructure, IP support, and fostering commercial-academic collaboration to drive innovation.

Following a recent High Court judgment in Emotional Perception AI Ltd v Comptroller-General of Patents, Designs, and Trade Marks [2023] EWHC 2948 (Ch) (Emotional Perception)...

Developing and building a new brand is one of the most exciting things any business can do. However, it is not without risks, particularly in this digital age.

Selecting the right intellectual property (IP) law firm is one of the most important strategic decisions a company can make.

Reinstatement of a patent application is different to the process required to restore a granted patent that has lapsed due to missing payment of a renewal fee (more details on this process can be found in this article).

Further, the formation of the Metaverse Standards Forum indicates a growing commitment between standards organizations and companies to encourage the development of standards...

Great innovations have the potential to effect transformational change in all areas of our lives whether that's through providing lifesaving medical treatments, reducing energy...

Synthetic biology – or, more colloquially, using biology to do stuff – is no longer a niche research curiosity. From engineered microbes cleaning up environmental waste to CRISPR-edited cells...

Between 2000 and 2023, over 1.1 million patent families were published that relate to the future of transportation, in general terms those relating to "two megatrends - Sustainability and Digitalization".

Although the Wyoming-based chain Taco John's had trademarked the phrase "Taco Tuesday" more than 40 years ago, in May 2023 Taco Bell challenged the mark...

The three-month Sunrise Period for the Unified Patent Court (UPC) began on March 1st 2023 and is currently in progress until May 31st with the UPC coming into effect on 1 June.

In the first part of this blog, we explained what a software licence is. In this part we will look at the different types of software licences and share...

The Düsseldorf Local Division has released a remarkable decision concerning the ‘long arm jurisdiction' of the UPC, in which it confirmed its jurisdiction to determine infringement of the UK designation of a European patent.

Almost every industry is considering the potential of generative AI to enhance productivity and creativity.

An EPO Board of Appeal has requested clarification from the Enlarged Board of Appeal concerning whether, following the withdrawal of all appeals...

HMRC are introducing big changes to the rules for claiming Corporation Tax relief on their research and development (R&D) projects. If your company carries out R&D and plans to claim for R&D...

AI is rapidly transforming both cyberattacks and cyber‑defence, making it essential for innovators to adopt a strategic approach to protecting AI‑driven cybersecurity technologies.

The "training" of AI models generally requires the ingestion of large quantities of data in the form of existing musical, literary, graphic or other works.