Intellectual Property Strategies for Developing Biofuels

Maeve O’Flynn, partner, and Jamie Barcombe, associate, at IP firm Finnegan, examine IP best practice for companies. Biofuels are fuels produced from renewable sources. First generation biofuels are produced from food stocks, including cereal crops (e.g.,...

Extracting value in the battery lifecycle

Li-ion battery systems are vital to the future of renewable energy, but sustainability is also a crucial consideration, as Sam Bailey, Partner and Patent Attorney, Mewburn Ellis explains. Most with a basic understanding of chemistry...

Chemistry patents: they’re simpler than you think

In the world of chemical inventions, any key decision-maker managing a programme of research and development has important decisions to make regarding the subject matter and timing of any new patent applications. Where new...

The importance of IP in the Chemical Industry

Optimising a process, developing a new formulation, finding a new use for a compound, upgrading a reactor – chemists and chemical engineers are constantly innovating.  This innovation can generate Intellectual Property (IP) – intangible...