Carpmaels in Conversation

In this episode, Partner Isobel Barry and Technical Assistants Clarissa Luxton , Richard Payne and Will Mooney discuss updates from the EPO, including recent changes to the guidelines for examination and updates specific to life sciences and technology. Senior Associate Dan Goodman joins the conversation to talk about a recent referral to the Enlarged Board of Appeal regarding formal priority enti...

In the fourth and final podcast in our energy series, Senior Associate  Matthew Birch  talks to Ben Medland, CEO and Founder at DRIFT Energy, an energy company whose technology combines energy generation, storage and distribution into high-performance sailing vessels. They discuss how IP has enabled DRIFT to commercialise and protect its technology.

In the next episode in our energy series, Senior Associate Matthew Birch talks to Senior Associate Chloe Taylor from the Transactions team and Russell Woolley , a Senior Associate in the Chemistry team, about IP considerations when working in the energy sector. They talk about the next stages in the patent application lifecycle and how energy companies can ensure the best possible protec...

In the second podcast in a series of episodes on the energy sector, Senior Associate Russell Woolley talks to Alex Groombridge, Chief Technology Officer & Co-founder at Echion Technologies, an energy scale-up supplying high-power Li-ion battery anode materials that enable superfast charging for a range of applications, from consumer electronics to electric vehicles. They discuss developments i...

In the first in a series of episodes on the energy sector, Senior Associate Matthew Birch talks to Senior Associate Chloe Taylor from the Transactions team and Russell Woolley , a Senior Associate in the Chemistry team, about IP considerations when working in the energy sector. They talk about the intellectual property lifecycle and what start-up energy companies need to consider to ensure initial...

In this episode, Partner Jake Marshall and Senior Associate Chloe Taylor from the Transactions team discuss trade secrets and confidential information with Associate Mary Foord - Weston from our Disputes Resolution team. They talk about the differences between trade secrets and confidential information, how to protect them and what to do if they are misused.   Further information on this topi...

Welcome to Carpmaels in Conversation: The podcast that brings you the latest thinking in intellectual property law. In our latest episode, Partner and host Daniel Wise together with Associates Kat Langford and Natasha Christian discuss: T1989/18 - Is this the end of description amendments at the EPO?:  A review of the Board of Appeal’s conclusion in T1989/18 that there is no legal basis...

Welcome to Carpmaels in Conversation: The podcast that brings you the latest thinking in intellectual property law. In our latest episode, Partner and host Daniel Wise together with Associates Jonathon Woodward and Adam Ellwood discuss: G 1/21 – A return to in-person hearings?  The EPO’s Enlarged Board of Appeal rules on forcing parties to attend oral proceedings by videoconference during the...

Welcome to Carpmaels in Conversation: The podcast that brings you the latest thinking in intellectual property law. In our latest episode, Partner and host Daniel Wise together with Associates Maggie Gisseleire and Joe Abdalla discuss: Third party observations and the available paths for members of the public to raise observations as to the validity of a patent. Double patenting – what it means an...

Welcome to Carpmaels in Conversation: The podcast that brings you the latest thinking in intellectual property law. In our latest episode, host Lara Elder and Associate Alexandra Bell discuss a recent decision from the German Courts involving Lindt's iconic chocolate golden bunny. They also review Lindt's trade mark strategy, reflecting on how the gold bunny has had a starring role in shaping Euro...

Welcome to Carpmaels in Conversation: The podcast that brings you the latest thinking in intellectual property law. In our latest episode, host Lara Elder and Senior Associate Simon Keevey-Kothari discuss the options available when trying to rescue lapsed intellectual property rights. Simon also explains the most common situations in which patents and patent applications can lapse and how to impro...

Welcome to Carpmaels in Conversation: The podcast that brings you the latest thinking in intellectual property law. In our latest podcast episode we discuss how twice named "Toy of the Century" Lego have used a variety of IP rights to protect its bricks and keep competitors out of the market.

Welcome to Carpmaels in Conversation: The podcast that brings you the latest thinking in intellectual property law. In our latest podcast episode members of our Trade marks and pharmaceuticals teams discuss their recent experiences of hearings conducted by video conference and share some of the insights they have gained along the way.

Welcome to Carpmaels in Conversation: The podcast that brings you the latest thinking in intellectual property law. In our latest podcast episode we discuss the recent news coverage about the M&S v Aldi caterpillar cake dispute. Key discussion points include the IP infringement issues involved and why M&S has chosen to sue Aldi over other supermarkets with similar cakes.

Welcome to Carpmaels in Conversation: The podcast that brings you the latest thinking in intellectual property law. In our latest episode, we discuss two interesting trade mark cases; one around the process for obtaining a ‘royal’ trade mark for an E-sports brand, and the other about a controversial pair of trainers named ‘Satan’s shoes’ that prompted Nike to sue.

Welcome to Carpmaels in Conversation: The podcast that brings you the latest thinking in intellectual property law. The theme of 2021’s World IP Day is “IP & SMEs – taking your idea to market” and we are delighted to be joined on our new podcast, Carpmaels in Conversation, by Gordon Ellis, Global Intellectual Property Director at Xeros Technology Group, a company focused on sustainable solutio...

Welcome to Carpmaels in Conversation: The podcast that brings you the latest thinking in intellectual property law. In this episode we discuss the eagerly awaited decision ( G1/19 ) concerning the patentability of computer-implemented (CI) simulations. The decision, which was handed down by the Enlarged Board of Appeal last month has far reaching implications as CI simulations are used to model sy...

Welcome to Carpmaels in Conversation: The podcast that brings you the latest thinking in intellectual property law. In this episode members of our trade mark team will discuss the recent EU Court Decision concerning Oatly's controversial slogan and considering collective marks.