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The European Patent Office is accelerating opposition proceedings for infringement and revocation in an effort to streamline cases before the Unified Patent Court, national courts and the EPO.

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EPO accelerates oppositions for infringement and revocation to ease scheduling - C**A The news was shared by EPO President António Campinos in a letter to Sir Robin Jacob, former appeal court judge and the Sir Hugh Laddie Chair in Intellectual Property Law at the Institute of Brand and Innovation Law (IBIL), University College London, following discussions at this year’s European ...

Season 8, Episode 10 📣

Lee and Gwilym engage in a captivating conversation with Otto English, the pseudonymous persona of the talented writer and journalist Andrew Scott

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We're recording the 100th episode of our podcast, Two IPs In a Pod, in the pub today 🍻.
Expect two episodes a week in the run up to Christmas!
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New Episode 📣

On this episode of Two IPs, we are joined by Kamal Kalsi, Amna Bezanty and their patent attorney Stuart Rowlands of Maucher Jenkins, about their hopes for the future of this incredible technology and what it means to be nominated for an Earthshot Prize.

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New Episode 📣

On this episode of Two IPs, we are joined by Dr Michaela MacDonald & Dr Gaetano Dimita of Queen Mary University, talking about guides in the metaverse.

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New Episode 📣

On this episode of Two IPs, we're joined by Prof Gupta to talk about his philosophy of "sharing and caring".

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📣 Exciting webinar coming!

Join us for an informative webinar featuring speakers Benjamin Micklewright from UK IPO and Jonathan Markham from BeckGreener.

🎙️ We'll be diving into fascinating recent patent decisions from the UK Courts.

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Happy Plastic Free Month! 🐢

Plastic Free July is a global movement that helps millions of people be part of the solution to plastic pollution so we can have a cleaner world

Will you be part of Plastic Free July by refusing single-use plastics?

Replacing single use plastics - C**A Fanya Ismail, CEO of SGMA, has tackled the global problem posed by plastic pollution by inventing a technology to replace single use plastics in food packaging and sanitary products.

A Midsummer Night's Dream in Mid-July 🌚

It's that time of year; the IP ball is back! This will be held on Saturday, 15th July at the Wren & Shakespeare Suite, Leonardo Royal Hotel London St Paul’s.

Don't leave it too late to buy your tickets 🎫 https://www.cipa.org.uk/events/ip-ball-2023/

Don't miss the chance to hear engaging talks from our speakers and connect with fellow members! Ensuring the safety of our C**A community is our top priority. That's why we've implemented a COVID-19 Policy for our in-person events.

Register to attend 📲: https://www.cipa.org.uk/events/wales-regional-meeting-2023/
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New Episode 📣

On this episode of Two IPs, we're joined by Jenny, Mike and Terry from Simplex to talk about how waste-free and resource-efficient kitchen construction could be the future of sustainable houses and how their solution hopes to win the Build a Waste-Free World Category.

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Join this seminar on ways to deal with the aspects of exam papers which are less familiar in your day-to-day work.

Guest speakers will be C**A council member Chris Mercer &
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Raising our glasses to celebrate IPPC! 🥂

We’re thrilled to have hosted a celebratory drinks reception to toast the success of IPPC, with a remarkable pass rate. The event consisted of networking and meeting our C**A President, Daniel Chew.

Apply to join C**A today and get your first-year paralegal membership for free! ✍️ https://www.cipa.org.uk/applications/

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Save the date 📩

A Midsummer Night’s Dream-themed event held on Saturday, 15th July at the Wren & Shakespeare Suite, Leonardo Royal Hotel London St Paul’s.

The evening will commence at 6:00pm and include a three-course dinner, drinks and entertainment! 🥂

For more information, visit: https://www.cipa.org.uk/events/ip-ball-2023/

New Episode 📣

This week on The Earthshot Prize series, we're joined by Mitravitae to talk about how the Nano-improved Electrolysers solution hopes to win the Fix Our Climate category🌍

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It's Refugee Week 🔔

Refugee Week takes place every year across the world in the week around World Refugee Day on the 20th of June.
We are delighted to share that some of our members signed up for the Homes for Ukraine program and were pleased to connect Ukrainian families with them!

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Invasion of Ukraine and Russian sanctions - C**A We created a Russian Sanctions advice page on our website which was regularly updated throughout the year. We ensured that all member queries related to sanctions were resolved and answered. We monitored the government’s response to the situation in Ukraine and liaised with contacts in the UK Inte...

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Patent Insurance: What your clients need to know - C**A Patent insurance is now an affordable risk mitigation solution but clients are unlikely to be aware it even exists. If an attorney knows their client is concerned about being infringed or being sued for infringing a third party’s rights, then this presentation will provide an understanding of how ...

🏍️ Rob White of White Motorcycle Concepts has created a ground-breaking aerodynamic motorcycle that is set to revolutionise the electric vehicle market. Rob and his Patent Attorney Jon Markham explain below how the technology offers a greener solution for the planet 🌍

Revolutionising the electric motorbike market - C**A Rob White, Founder and CEO of White Motorcycle Concepts, has created a ground-breaking aerodynamic motorcycle that is set to revolutionise the electric vehicle market.

Fanya Ismail, CEO of SGMA, discusses in our video below how she is tackling the global problem of plastic pollution by inventing a technology to replace single use plastics in food packaging and sanitary products 🧋 ♻️ 👇

Replacing single use plastics - C**A Fanya Ismail, CEO of SGMA, has tackled the global problem posed by plastic pollution by inventing a technology to replace single use plastics in food packaging and sanitary products.

Breakthroughs in technology rely on new steps in design and innovation. Watch below to find out the importance of protecting IP when making advances in product development 🎥

Protecting product development with patents - C**A Breakthroughs in technology which benefit us all rely on new steps in design and innovation. It is important for inventors and designers to be able to protect their ideas – their intellectual property – and benefit from the time and money they’ve spent on product development. They can do this ...

Xanthippe Barnes, the UK's youngest patent holder who gained her patent, aged 8, invented a snow-clearing robot. Read her story here 👇 https://lnkd.in/eMcJQYCH

Xanthippe Barnes - UK's youngest female patent holder - C**A Nine-year-old Xanthippe Barnes, of St George’s School Windsor Castle, has invented a snow-clearing robot, with a top-fitted kettle that melts the snow, in a school design and technology project.

Dr Fanya Ismail is the CEO, Director and Co-founder of SGMA. With the aim of creating sustainable, plastic-free paper packaging using sol-gel technology, Fanya designed the molecules at her kitchen table ⬇️ https://www.cipa.org.uk/diversity-inclusion/dr-fanya-ismail-ceo-director-and-co-founder-of-sgma-2/

Dr Fanya Ismail - CEO, Director and Co-founder of SGMA - C**A Dr Fanya Ismail, Chief Executive Officer, Director, and Co-founder of Sol Gel Materials and Applications (SGMA) Limited, has led an interesting and impactful life. She was born in the Kurdistan region in northern Iraq and moved to the UK in the 1990s following her first degree. After spending severa...

Dr Wenjuan Sun has established a wide range of research interests and expertise in X-ray computed tomography, optical coordinate measuring techniques, & their applications in dimensional metrology. Read more about her career 👇 https://www.cipa.org.uk/diversity-inclusion/dr-wenjuan-sun-senior-research-scientist-at-national-physical-laboratory/

Dr Wenjuan Sun - Senior Research Scientist at National Physical Laboratory - C**A Dr Wenjuan Sun is a senior research scientist at the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) and a Fellow of the Institute of Physics. She has established a wide range of research interests and expertise in X-ray computed tomography, optical coordinate measuring techniques, and their applications in dime...

Student Siana Zhekova has invented an award-winning electronic bridge designed for rapid deployment following a natural disaster. This was the 1st UK patent application filed under Beck Greener's student pro bono scheme which proceeded to grant https://www.cipa.org.uk/diversity-inclusion/siana-zhekova-computer-science-finalist-at-the-university-of-cambridge/

Siana Zhekova - Computer Science Finalist at The University of Cambridge - C**A Student inventor, Siana Zhekova, is the inventor of a temporary “necklace” bridge designed for rapid deployment following a natural disaster.

Mandy Haberman is a British inventor and serial entrepreneur. For over 40 years, her inventions have been solving problems and shaping the future of infant feeding ⬇️ https://www.cipa.org.uk/diversity-inclusion/mandy-haberman-director-and-founder-of-haberman-global-innovations/

Mandy Haberman - Director and Founder of Haberman Global Innovations - C**A Mandy Haberman is a British inventor and serial entrepreneur. For over 40 years, her inventions have been solving problems and shaping the future of infant feeding.

Carmela Vitale was the inventor of the well-known iconic pizza saver (known then as the package saver). The invention is the three legged frame to stand on the centre of the pizza to support the lid of the box ⬇️ https://www.cipa.org.uk/diversity-inclusion/carmela-vitale-inventor-of-the-pizza-saver/

Carmela Vitale - Inventor of the pizza saver - C**A To celebrate World Intellectual Property Day, which this year recognises female inventors, I wanted to tell the curious lesser-known story of one-time inventor and patentee, Carmela Vitale. Chances are you have never heard of her, but I am almost certain you have benefited from her ground-breaking i...

Sarah Guppy was an English inventor, born in 1770. Her accomplishments are many and varied, but she is best known for becoming the first woman to patent a bridge, in 1811. Read more about Sarah's life and work ⬇️ https://www.cipa.org.uk/diversity-inclusion/sarah-guppy/

Sarah Guppy - First woman to patent a bridge - C**A Not far from where I grew up, in the market town of Maidenhead, there is a railway bridge spanning the River Thames. The bridge was completed in 1838 and consists of just two arches which meet at a small island in the middle of the stream. The best view of the rail bridge is afforded by the nearby A...

Dr. Liz Zijing Li is the Co-founder & COO of Mimicrete, a materials science startup developing a novel technology for sustainable & resilient construction materials. Liz has been recognised as 1 of the UK's top women entrepreneurs ⬇️ https://www.cipa.org.uk/diversity-inclusion/dr-liz-zijing-li-co-founder-and-coo-of-mimicrete/

Dr. Liz Zijing Li - Co-founder and COO of Mimicrete - C**A Dr. (Liz) Zijing Li is the Co-founder, COO and inventor of Mimicrete Ltd, a materials science startup developing a novel technology for sustainable and resilient construction materials.

♻️ HydRegen CEO Holly Reeve has always been passionate about innovation & sustainability. Read how HydRegen’s technology is enabling clean & efficient bio-manufacturing processes in the chemicals sector ⬇️ https://cipa.org.uk/diversity-inclusion/holly-reeve-ceo-of-hydregen/

Holly Reeve - CEO of HydRegen - C**A HydRegen, the revolutionary bioscience company, has developed a system that decarbonises biocatalytic processes and replaces toxic metal catalysts, transforming the production of drugs and speciality chemicals.

We're celebrating and female inventors.

Meet the UK's youngest female patent holder, Xanthippe Barnes, who gained her , aged 8, after inventing a snow-clearing robot. 👇

Inventor tipped to be UK's youngest female patent holder An inspirational child is believed to have become the youngest female patent holder in the country after she designed an inventive novel robot during the coronavirus lockdown.

After years of travel, Mirjana Prokic, Founder & CEO of HangAIR knew what severe sleep deprivation and burnout felt like. This began her quest to invent a non-invasive medical device for delivering optimal rest and recuperation

Mirjana Prokic - Founder & CEO of hangAIR - C**A Having endured years of international travel in high-pressure global roles, Mirjana Prokic knew what severe sleep deprivation, back pain and burnout felt like. The physical and mental impact of a life on the go left her desperately searching for solutions other than medication. This began her quest....

Dr Asel Sartbaeva, Co-founder & CEO of EnsiliTech, has spent the past decade inventing a technique to prevent vaccines from ‘spoiling’, even if they’ve been out of the fridge for extended periods of time. Find out more about her work ⬇️

Dr Asel Sartbaeva - Co-founder and CEO of EnsiliTech - C**A Dr Asel Sartbaeva, a Chemistry researcher at Bath University and now also a co-founder and CEO of EnsiliTech, has spent the past decade inventing and working on a technique known as ensilication. Its purpose is to prevent vaccines from ‘spoiling’, even if they’ve been out of the fridge for ext...