We are really looking forward to hosting the Engineering and Manufacturing Network and Muckle LLP | B Corp™ at the Northern Design Centre on Thursday 10 July for this event. Working with Tom Justice, we promise an informal roundtable discussion focusing on the real life examples of how local engineering and manufacturing companies are using IP to protect their business and save money. Less lecture more useful chat!

https://www.gov.uk/search-for-patent

A new online search tool for UK patents launched today will make it easier for businesses and innovators to search and access patent information, supporting UK growth and innovation. 

​​​​The European Patent Office has published stats for patent filings in 2024. Not surprisingly, there has been an increase in AI & Battery inventions meaning for the first time computer technology based applications have taken the lead. Samsung is the new top applicant, overtaking LG & Huawei and the US has maintained it’s position at the top for the origin of applications. 1 in 4 applications filed at the EPO last year named at least one female inventor. Read more below…

https://www.epo.org/en/news-events/press-centre/press-release/2025/1352247

​​​​Thanks to the validation agreement which enters into force on 1st April 2025, inventors and businesses can validate their European patents in Laos via a simple, cost-effective procedure using the EPO’s high-quality patent grant process.​ 

https://www.epo.org/en/news-events/news/validation-agreement-laos-takes-effect

Applicants based in nine of the top 10 origins filed more patent applications in 2023 than in 2022. India-based applicants saw a remarkable 15.7% increase in patent applications filed worldwide, marking their fifth consecutive year of double-digit growth, primarily driven by resident filings in India.

There is an abundance of underutilised data languishing in the patent databases but this is a novel use of that data you wouldn’t necessarily think of!

https://www.ox.ac.uk/news/2024-08-06-patents-can-help-us-understand-wildlife-trade-trends-new-study-shows

It’s always great to be able to share a client’s good news and $80M of funding is definitely good news.  We first worked with Dexory in 2017, a couple of years after they formed, and we have continued working with them as they have grown (and grown and grown!)  The team have always been very welcoming and willing to learn which has clearly contributed to their successful journey.  Read more here…

https://www.dexory.com/insights/dexory-secures-80m-funding-to-drive-global-expansion-goals-and-development-of-groundbreaking-technology