21st Feb 2024
The week of 18-24 February is Engineers Week in the United States – one of the largest STEM events in the United States. Although I am writing this article from the UK, the creativity and hard work of engineers has an effect which extends far beyond the borders of any one country and is something to be celebrated!
2nd Oct 2023
In late May, the US Supreme Court published its opinion in Amgen v. Sanofi (Amgen, Inc. v. Sanofi, et al. 598 U.S. ____ (2023)). At issue was whether the specifications of Amgen’s US patents (US 8,829,165 and US 8,859,741) met the enablement requirement of the US statute, as outlined in 35 U.S.C. . § 112(a) — that is to say, whether the patents described the invention “in such full, clear, concise and exact terms as to enable any person skilled in the art…to make and use [the invention].”
5th Jan 2023
The Department for Transport has recently released a report outlining statistics for the supply of renewable fuel to the UK in 2021. According to the report, 5.4% of fuel supplied to the UK mobile machinery market in 2021 was from renewable sources, down from 5.9% in 2020. These amounts fall short of the target set in the Renewable Energy Directive for the UK to have 10% of all fuel supplied as renewable by 2020. However, average greenhouse gas (GHG) savings in 2021 (83% when compared to fossil fuels) showed a steady increase from previous years, indicating an improvement in the sustainability of the renewable fuel supplied to the UK transport market.
20th Dec 2022
Earlier this month, the European Union announced that it had reached provisional agreement on legislation which will make batteries “more sustainable, circular and safe”. The agreed legislation will cover not only recycling of batteries, but will also focus on other sustainability aspects, such as a batteries’ carbon footprint, recycled content, and performance and durability.
6th Sep 2022
The aviation sector has long been under pressure to find ways of reducing emissions of CO2. This has involved research into alternatives to fossil fuels; we previously looked at the role electric propulsion has to play in replacing fossil fuels. However, another alternative fuel for aviation is hydrogen.
19th Jul 2022
Sales of new petrol and diesel cars will be prohibited in the UK from 2030. Will electric vehicle (EV) technology be ready in time? What problems need to be overcome? To get the latest information, my colleague Gavin and I attended the recent Battery Cells & Systems/Vehicle Electrification expo at the NEC.
27th Jun 2022
We last took a look at the patent landscape for solid-state batteries over three years ago, and since then, interest in the technology has only grown. Indeed, the massive rise in demand for electric vehicles has only served to further the future importance of solid-state batteries to automotive OEMs and battery manufacturers.
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10th Jun 2022
We are pleased to introduce our new newsletter, Digital Health: IP at the interface of healthcare and digital technology.