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Last week Caroline Brooks hosted a webinar on Trade Mark Webinar: Tips for reviewing and building an effective trade mark portfolio. In this bitesize webinar, Caroline covered: ⚪ What you should register: marks, territories, goods/services, and how to prioritise ⚪ Creating a tailored trade mark filing strategy ⚪ Keeping your existing portfolio fit for purpose If you missed the webinar or would like to read more information on this topic, click the link below: https://lnkd.in/ehcwzwWh #IP #IntellectualProperty #TradeMarks #TMs #Portfolio #Webinar

Congratulations to Amino Plus, winner of Discovery Spark - Cohort 3! We’ve just wrapped up our latest Discovery Spark programme with an incredible cohort of innovators, and we’re excited to announce that Si Carty from Amino Plus is this year’s winner, securing a prize package worth over £50,000! Amino Plus’s innovative oral leg ulcer treatment, Wound Plus, aims to address the global unhealed wound problem and make a real difference in healthcare. This win follows an engaging seven-week programme where this fantastic cohort gained new skills, sharpened strategies, and built lasting connections. It was inspiring to see the group share ideas, support one another, and find real value in the experience. As the winner, Amino Plus will benefit a package of support from Discovery Park and specialist partners to help elevate their business to the next level. A special mention to the rest of this amazing cohort: Bioflares Ltd, GutSee Health, Peachy Healthcare, Phlow, RS&RS Scientific LTD, Simplex Molecular, SmileScaff, Ultra BiOmics and We are Eden And to our prize partners who provided a much valuable contribution to the programme: Abel + Imray, Absolute Diversity, Barclays Eagle Labs, Cripps, DLRC Regulatory Consultancy, Green Business & Construction Hub, Kreston Reeves, Lucy L., Probacure, PROJECTFUSION, SRG and The Good Stuff Group Find out more via the link in the comments. #DiscoverySpark #InnovationInLifeSciences #Entrepreneurship

The law relating to medicine authorisations and supplementary protection certificates (SPCs) in the UK will be changing on 1 January 2025 due to the implementation of the Windsor Framework. Read this article by Paul Commander, one of our pharma IP experts, to find out what actions SPC holders need to take before the end of the year to protect their rights. https://lnkd.in/ezrgxd6u #IP #IntellectualProperty #Pharma #Medicine #WindsorFramework #SPC #Law #UK

In November we partnered with Make UK Defence to provide a webinar on Intellectual Property: key points to consider for businesses in the Defence sector. Protection comes in many forms, and Intellectual Property (IP) can be one of your most valuable assets. The session guided you through key areas to consider regarding IP and provided valuable insights to help you effectively apply this knowledge in your business. The webinar was led by Edward Nation and Tom Warner. Key points: ⚪ Identify your intellectual property ⚪ Understand its commercial benefits ⚪ Manage your existing IP portfolio effectively For more information, and to watch the webinar, click here: https://lnkd.in/e4Y8R8EN #IntellectualProperty #IP #Webinar #IPPortfolio #Defence

Congratulations to all organisations recognised as winners or highly commended at last night’s MediWales Innovation Awards in Cardiff. Members from our Cardiff office joined contacts, clients and members of the wider biotech, MedTech and healthcare community to celebrate achievement, collaboration and innovation at the 19th awards ceremony. It was good to see so many people at the event and countless familiar faces. Warm congratulations to Dr Professor Rhys Thomas and client Virtual Ward who won the MediWales Industry Judges Award for providing patients with data-driven, community-centred healthcare solutions. It was also great to hear another client name-checked as part of a collaboration with Hywel Dda University Health Board who won the Health and Social Care industry collaboration award for their work with Natural UK Ltd on NappiCycle. Abel + Imray are long-term supporters of MediWales and we look forward to future opportunities to collaborate with businesses driving innovation in these critical sectors and technologies. https://lnkd.in/eFHYcZzc #Innovation #Biotech #Medtech #IP #IntellectualProperty #Event #MediWalesInnovationAwards #Awards #HealthAndSocialCare #Healthcare #MediWales Peri Jones Simon Haslam Matt Laffan John Austin-Brooks Lucy Hunter

In March 2025, colleague Anne-Marie Conn will be delivering an MBL Seminars Ltd Learn Live seminar on Patent Applications & The PCT Phase - Getting the Best Value. This session will focus on whether/when to use International Preliminary Examination (IPE) and how to get the best value from IPE if it is used, exemplified by reference to the EPO as International Preliminary Examining Authority (IPEA). The content is to an extent relevant for other IPEAs. The session will also look at complementary aspects for getting value from the PCT phase, particularly PCT Direct and the Patent Prosecution Highway. Key points: ⚪ Practicalities of IPE - deadlines, formal requirements, matters to watch out for and advantages to seize on ⚪ Strategy in IPE - oral dialogue with the Examiner, co-ordinating families of co-pending cases, early certainty and ‘what next’ ⚪ Substance of IPE - admissibility and allowability of claim amendments, issues examined in principle and in reality ⚪ Patent Prosecution Highway - how it works, how it dovetails with IPE, when and whether it is useful ⚪ PCT Direct - what it is, how it works, how it can complement or replace IPE, and other strategic tips and tricks For further information, or to register for the seminar, click here: https://lnkd.in/eJjRkbSS #Patents #IntellectualProperty #IP #Events #Seminar #PCT #PCTPhase

Last chance to register for our Trade Mark Webinar: Tips for reviewing and building an effective trade mark portfolio that Caroline Brooks is hosting tomorrow. You can find out more information, and sign up using the link or QR code below. You don’t have to be the owner of a historic brand or a huge trade mark portfolio to benefit from a regular trade mark portfolio review. In this bitesize webinar, we will cover: ⚪ What you should register: marks, territories, goods/services, and how to prioritise ⚪ Creating a tailored trade mark filing strategy ⚪ Keeping your existing portfolio fit for purpose This webinar is aimed at businesses who: ⚪ Have a range of different branded product or service lines ⚪ Export goods, or trade in multiple jurisdictions ⚪ Or just haven’t thought about registered trade mark protection yet, or for a while 20-minute bitesize webinar with Q&A. To register for our event, you can do so here https://lnkd.in/dcJ6kkQn or by scanning the QR code below. https://lnkd.in/dcJ6kkQn #TradeMark #IP #IntellectualProperty #TradeMarkPortfolio #Webinar #Event

This topic has come up in conversation at conferences and events we've attended recently, and we are re-sharing as a reminder.   You may be disgruntled to see that one of your competitors has a patent application or granted patent (“patent right”) that you think is far too broad. The patent right may interfere with your business or may give your competitor an unjustified advantage. You want to make sure that your competitor’s rights are cut down to size, but just how can you do that? Read more in this article by Simon Haslam here: https://lnkd.in/emWZFUH #IntellectualProperty #IP #Patents #GrantedPatent

Yesterday evening we welcomed fellow members of the UK Business Angels Association to our London office for the Angel Winter Social. Thank you to Chez M. Roderick Beer and Charles Harrewyn UKBAA for bringing along such a great crowd of investors.

Trade Mark Webinar: Tips for reviewing and building an effective trade mark portfolio Online: Thursday 5 December 12.30pm - 1.00pm Hosted by: Caroline Brooks You don’t have to be the owner of a historic brand or a huge trade mark portfolio to benefit from a regular trade mark portfolio review. In this bitesize webinar, we will cover: ⚪ What you should register: marks, territories, goods/services, and how to prioritise ⚪ Creating a tailored trade mark filing strategy ⚪ Keeping your existing portfolio fit for purpose This webinar is aimed at businesses who: ⚪ Have a range of different branded product or service lines ⚪ Export goods, or trade in multiple jurisdictions ⚪ Or just haven’t thought about registered trade mark protection yet, or for a while 20-minute bitesize webinar with Q&A. To register for our event, you can do so here https://lnkd.in/dcJ6kkQn or by scanning the QR code below. #TradeMark #IP #IntellectualProperty #TradeMarkPortfolio #Webinar #Event