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Iceland’s risky play for the King Prawn Ring
This letter is clearly a marketing ploy, but I'll take the bait. There is quite a bit to unpack from Iceland's letter, with the main...
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NQCC's 2024 Quantum Hackathon is a success
The UK's third Quantum Hackathon – an annual event organised by the National Quantum Computing Centre – finished a few days ago. The...
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Scot-free business funding for start-ups
Funding and other support for start-ups is crucial for getting a business up and running with the aim of long-term growth. I was...
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An "AI-powered" autonomous submarine
Beam, a Bristol-based robotics company, has deployed what it describes as “the World’s First AI-Driven Autonomous Underwater Vehicle” to...
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Alternative means of service can only work following an earlier attempt of service
In an order dated 29 July 2024 (UPC_CoA_69/2024 and UPC_CoA_70/2024), the UPC Court of Appeal has confirmed that an attempt to serve a...
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Late-stage functionalisation: a unique perspective from a research scientist turned patent attorney
Late-stage functionalisation – defined as “a desired chemoselective transformation on a complex molecule to provide at least one analog...
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UPC Confirms Determination of Closest Prior Art to be Unnecessary
In light of the UPC’s stated aim of concluding first instance proceedings within a year of their initiation, it comes as no surprise that...
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Advances in processing sequential data using spiking neural networks (SNNs)
Neural networks may be divided into different generations that are distinguished based on the computational units implemented at the...
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UK trade marks - 2023 in review
Each year the UKIPO publish facts and figures relating to the trade mark, patent and design filings of the previous calendar year. We...
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