Automotive & Aerospace

Fake News! The problem of counterfeiting in Motorsport   Partner Alex Bone and Associate Patent Attorney, Stuart Greenwood recently wrote an article for the December / January issue of RACETECH magazine. Their article ‘Fake News!’ discussed how fake goods are increasingly a problem in the motorsport industry and offered advice on how to counter the… Read more »

Patenting aerospace medicines – the final frontier? Consulting Attorney, Julie Barrett-Major recently wrote for BioScience Today on the subject of Patenting aerospace medicines. You can find Julie’s article below, or read the full magazine here.      Should you wish to discuss this topic, please contact the author, Julie Barrett-Major, or your usual AA… Read more »

Commenting on the EPO’s AI discussions Partner Mike Jennings attended the EPO’s AI conference on 30 May, commenting:  “The EPO deserves praise for investing in an excellent discussion with industry and members of the judiciary about the future for AI patenting. The 30 May 2018 conference was part of that discussion. The consultation provided a good… Read more »

Mike Jennings speaks at the London IP Summit on “Patenting computer-implemented inventions in the era of AI”   Partner Mike Jennings spoke at the London IP Summit on the 16 October 2018 on the topic “Patenting computer-implemented inventions in the era of AI”. Mike spoke alongside representatives from IBM, Nokia, AT&T, ARM Holdings plc, NXP Semiconductors,… Read more »

Preparations for AI patenting in Europe Patent Partner, Mike Jennings recently wrote a short article on Artificial Intelligence Patenting in Europe for Bio Science today magazine which discusses briefly the timelines of the patenting process and how current legislation has and will continue to change to keep up with the fast technological developments in the industry…. Read more »

Motorsport Industry Association Summer Reception Attorneys Marianne Privett, Nick South, Nidhi Mukhuty and David Blair from the Automotive & Aerospace team attended the Motorsport Industry Association (MIA) summer reception at the House of Lords. The prestigious event hosted 200 delegates of influence in the motorsport and automotive sectors, including MPs and Lords, who witnessed the… Read more »

Raytheon Company awarded milestone US Patent No.10,000,000 On the 19th June 2018, the United States Patent and Trade Mark Office (USPTO)  issued US. Patent No. 10,000,000.  Since the USPTO was created in 1790, it has effectively taken 228 years for this milestone to have been reached.  Although this patent is not the ten millionth patent… Read more »

The Carbon Car Carbon materials are prized for their strength, low density and chemical resilience. The diverse utility of carbon materials has seen them employed in the field of vehicles since the early days of large scale commercial automobile manufacture in the early 1900s. Despite over 100 years of use, few present day drivers are… Read more »

Picture from: http://www.freevalve.com/ Fuel efficiency and power have long been key areas of automotive development. Recently the high profile advances in this area have related to hybrid powertrains and a move to all electric vehicles. New developments in these areas regularly feature in new patent filing figures. A significant new development for a well-established technology like… Read more »

Engineering and electronics manufacturer Bosch recently set out details of how its products are helping hospitals to become ‘smarter’ in the way they provide their services and manage their valuable medical equipment [www.bosch-presse.de/pressportal/de/en/bosch-is-making-hospitals-smart-128448.html]. A longstanding client of A.A. Thornton & Co., Bosch is a household name for consumers in the areas of power tools and… Read more »