Innovation stays strong: patent applications in Europe continue to grow in 2022
Patent applications at the European Patent Office (EPO) up 2.5% despite global uncertainties Record demand for patents reflects attractiveness of European market Digital and clean-energy technologies on the rise China and US are main engines of growth in patent...
Is ChatGPT for patent lawyers?
When I was young, Steve Jobs famously called computers “bicycles for the mind,” and the metaphor helped explain why computers are so useful to human beings. Bicycles help humans conserve energy from one step to the next, which is why they are the best walkers in the...
Alice Motions at the pleading stage in patent infringement litigations in the United States
Defendants in patent infringement cases filed in the United States by non-practicing entities (commonly known as “patent trolls”) typically move to dismiss such cases pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12 on patent eligibility grounds. The recent decision...
The wonder materials driving battery innovation
Every aspect of the battery lifecycle is experiencing innovation which is pushing batteries towards being arguably the most important technology of the 21st century. For this reason, our recently published Battery Insights & IP Trends special report analyses...
