Knowledge Spotlight:

How do I get a patent?

How and where do you file an initial patent application, what happens after filing, and how do you expand your protection overseas?

The New Standard

for Sequence Listings

It is now a month and a half since WIPO ST.26 was adopted as the standard for sequence listings disclosed in a patent application. While the new standard brings a number of advantages, it has already led to concerns, particularly regarding divisional applications.

Protecting NFTs and cryptofinance services

as trade marks

The EUIPO recently published new guidance on the classification of trade mark applications for non-fungible tokens (NFTs).

Keltie ranked again

as one of Europe’s top Patent Law Firms by Financial Times

In a special report based on recommendations from our clients and peers across Europe, the firm was recognised for its exceptional standards of service in all technology sectors, with particularly high accolades in IT, Biotechnology, Materials, Electrical and Mechanical Engineering.

Sector Spotlight

Sustainability

Sustainability is a hugely prominent technological sector as public consciousness, awareness and engagement with the ‘green agenda’ grows. As consumers, our behaviour can have a significant environmental impact and this has prompted substantial strategic and financial support from national governments and the UN as they look to industry to develop sustainable solutions, products and technologies.

Sector Spotlight

Emerging digital technologies

Often referred to as a Fourth Industrial Revolution, emerging digital technologies which blend physical systems and digital technologies together are playing a more significant role in our everyday lives.

Sector Spotlight

Precision medicine

An emerging approach for disease treatment and prevention, rich with innovation and development.

The Next Big Challenges

The Electric Vehicle Industry

According to the Electric Vehicles and Infrastructure Report, The UK’s transport sector is responsible for 27% of the UK’s total greenhouse emissions, with cars contributing up to 55% of those emissions. This has led to the automotive industry becoming a target for reducing emissions to make sure that we, along with the rest of the world, achieve net-zero by 2050.