Technology

Thoughts

Femtech: The next big market disruptor is here, and it’s fearlessly female

Femtech, or Female Technology, is the merging of modern technology and women’s health to address age-old issues. The market is booming, and it’s long overdue. Here we look at the recent market growth, map the development of femtech through patent milestones, and ask - where next?

Gamechangers 2019

Inventions, Innovators and IP

In the last few years technology has evolved to a new level, and society needs to take a breather to make sure it’s happy with what’s coming next.

Gamechangers 2019

Plastic waste: cost or opportunity?

Against a backdrop of over 300 million tonnes of worldwide plastic production annually, with some plastics taking 400 years or more to break down, the planet is facing a significant crisis of plastic pollution.

Gamechangers 2019

5G – It’s about time (delays)

For many years, efforts have been made to collaboratively improve and harmonise the technical standards that underpin global telecommunication networks, such as 3G and 4G.

Gamechangers 2019

Robots on the rise

A tale as old as time is our obsession with machines. Based on the notion that our bodies are essentially (complex) machines, scientists and engineers have been trying to overcome the limits of our bodies by creating robots that are like us, or even better, since time immemorial.

Gamechangers 2019

Protecting the protector: The intersection of IP and Immuno-Oncology

Immunotherapy uses the body’s natural immune system to fight cancer, rather than direct killing of cancer cells with chemo/radiation therapy, which can lead to undesirable reduced immunity and may not prevent spread of the cancerous cells.

Thoughts

Patents versus prizes: A Nobel case study

Is the patent system the best way to incentivise innovation? This has been a longstanding question in scientific and technological spheres. Patents enable companies and institutes to see a return on their investment and, in many cases, turn a substantial profit.

Thoughts

AI’s threat to trade mark rights

The internet is the world’s marketplace, storefront, and trading floor, with businesses and brands vying for attention. While the machines are still learning, they are already influencing consumer habits across industries. What happens when the technology falls short?

Thoughts

Ingenious machines: Inventive Step and the Fourth Industrial Revolution

It is a requirement of most, if not all, patent systems that an invention should be non-obvious over the state of the art in order to warrant patent protection.

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