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Fuelling IP: Sunny Spells For Solar Power Inventions
As solar power patent filings surge globally, driven by next-generation technologies and shifting manufacturing centres, innovators face critical decisions about where and how to protect their intellectual property. With China now accounting for over half of all new international solar patent families and emerging markets rapidly expanding their solar infrastructure, understanding the evolving patent landscape has never been more crucial for securing competitive advantage in the renewable energy sector.
United Kingdom Energy
HL
HGF Ltd
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Drug Repurposing In The Age Of AI: Lessons From COVID-19 And The Future Of Second Medical Use Innovation
Artificial intelligence is transforming how pharmaceutical companies identify new therapeutic uses for existing drugs, but this acceleration creates complex intellectual property challenges. As computational methods rapidly generate repurposing candidates, innovators must navigate the tension between filing early to secure priority and waiting for sufficient validation data, while ensuring their second medical use patents provide meaningful commercial protection in an increasingly competitive landscape.
United Kingdom IP
PC
Potter Clarkson
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HEVC Advance Patent Pool: Rising SEP Litigation And Strategic Licensing Risks
The HEVC Advance Patent Pool has become a focal point for standard-essential patent disputes, with major technology companies facing coordinated litigation across multiple jurisdictions. As licensors pursue enforcement through both the Unified Patent Court and national courts, questions arise about whether offered licensing terms truly meet FRAND obligations and how companies should navigate this complex multi-forum landscape.
United Kingdom IP
M
Murgitroyd
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Process Patents, Product Patents, Or Trade Secrets? Choosing The Right IP Strategy In Chemical Manufacturing
Many of the most valuable advances in chemical manufacturing happen quietly, in process design, catalyst choice, and scale-up know-how rather than in new compounds. Selecting the right IP strategy is critical to protecting value, supporting investment, and enabling scale-up from lab to pilot to plant. The key question at every stage of development is should protection focus on the process, the product, or be kept as confidential know-how?
United Kingdom IP
PC
Potter Clarkson
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The UPC's Patent Mediation And Arbitration Centre (PMAC) To Commence Operation On 2 June 2026: A Turning Point For Patent Dispute Resolution?
The Patent Mediation and Arbitration Centre (PMAC) of the Unified Patent Court is set to begin operations on 2 June 2026, offering specialized alternative dispute resolution services for patent disputes across Europe. With newly adopted rules covering mediation, arbitration, expert determination, and FRAND disputes, PMAC provides parties with flexible options to resolve conflicts involving European patents and unitary patents either independently or alongside UPC litigation.
Worldwide IP
KL
Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP
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