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In 1847 Joseph Storrs Fry discovered a way to mould the cocoa powder used to make drinking chocolate, which was already very popular at the time, into bars. This, along with a number of other innovations at Fry’s, revolutionized the chocolate industry through the ability to mass produce solid bars of chocolate.

IP insights

Patentability of Chemical Inventions in Europe and Considerations for Drafting – Purity, Enantiomers and Polymorphs

5th July 2022

In this article, we look at the case law regarding claims that are distinguished from the prior art solely by their chemical purity, their enantiomeric form, and their polymorph structure.

IP insights

Bitcoin: How a Solution to a Problem has Led to Multiple Innovations

5th July 2022

Bitcoin was designed to solve a problem identified as a result of evolving technology and commercial reality. Electronic transactions are now critically important to the functioning of the world economy. However, such transactions rely on trust in the financial institutions that underpin them.

IP insights

Patents of Avatar: How Weta Makes Water Look Wetter

4th July 2022

I’ve been in the patent profession for over 20 years, and sometimes it’s nice to be reminded why the whole system exists in the first place. Happily for me, I recently had such a reminder in the somewhat unlikely form of the official trailer for Avatar 2, or more properly ‘Avatar: The Way of Water’.

IP insights

Our Ten Top IP Tips for SMEs

29th June 2022

Any intellectual property you might own is an exceptionally valuable commodity regardless of the size of your business. However, as an SME it is absolutely critical that your IP portfolio is as robust and comprehensive as it can be.

Blogs

Soundsystem Culture in the UK: The Windrush Generation

22nd June 2022

Today is Windrush Day, which marks the 74th anniversary of the passenger liner HMT Empire Windrush docking in Tilbury, Essex. Aboard, some 500 West Indian people, many of whom were ex-servicemen called to support Britain during World War II, looking to start new lives in the UK and help rebuild post war Britain.