Patents

BioScience Today article: Shanks v Unilever – An opening of the claim floodgates?

This article is written for BioScience Today This article was originally written for BioScience today, you can find Varuni’s article below, or read the full magazine here.   BACKGROUND In 2006 Professor Shanks claimed compensation under s40 of the Patents Act on the basis that an invention he made as an employee was of outstanding benefit… Read more »

Kicking up a storm – a breakdown of Nike’s ground-breaking and controversial range of running shoes

Patent Attorney Stuart Greenwood* reports on Nike’s ground-breaking and controversial range of running shoes. *Stuart has run several marathons, and is currently training for his first foray into the world of ultra-marathons. He has a keen interest in the development of Nike’s Vaporfly and Alphafly running shoes as he feels he needs all the help… Read more »

CIPA Event: Mike Jennings to educate on: ‘subject matter eligibility for patent protection in Europe and US’

AA Thornton’s Mike Jennings has been invited to educate UK patent attorneys on subject matter eligibility for patent protection in Europe and US, via a joint presentation for the Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys (CIPA) in Leeds on 13 February with US patent attorney Michael Piper from Conley Rose. They will discuss patenting of computer-implemented… Read more »

Patenting AI and computer simulation – an interview with Partner Mike Jennings

An interview with Mike Jennings of AA Thornton – Patenting AI and computer simulation Partner Mike Jennings is a regular speaker on patenting computer-implemented inventions (CIIs).  In this interview, we asked Mike for an update on European patenting of artificial intelligence and computer simulation. AA Thornton has a substantial practice protecting CIIs.  Clients include some… Read more »

AA Thornton welcomes Formalities Officer from the EPOs placement programme ‘Praktika Extern’

AA Thornton welcomes Formalities Officer from the EPOs placement programme ‘Praktika Extern’ We were delighted to welcome Kamila Miklos, a Formalities Officer from the European Patent Office (EPO) Hague office to our office this week as part of our ongoing support of the EPOs placement programme ‘Praktika Extern’. In previous years we have hosted EPO… Read more »

A look back at 3DMedLive 2019

Medical Devices team members, Alex Bone and Marianne Privett report on the 3DMedLive 2019 event held on 2nd and 3rd October 2019. In June 2019 3DMedNet announced that, in partnership with the Journal of 3D Printing in Medicine, they were organising the first ever event aimed at bringing together the many medical practitioners, engineers, technicians,… Read more »

AA Thornton are ranked in the Legal 500 2020

AA Thornton is ranked as a top tier firm The Legal 500 2020 edition has now been published and we are absolutely delighted to be recommended as a top-tier firm for our trade marks practice, which was described as “strong”, “dedicated” and an “excellent team of knowledgeable and genuinely good people”. We also remain highly recommended for our patents… Read more »

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