The Innovation Game: Recent Episodes
Potter Clarkson
Welcome to the Innovation Game podcast by IP law firm Potter Clarkson. In each episode, we'll discuss another aspect of IP, including anything from why you need to protect it all the way through to how to renew your protection, as well as covering IP stories in the news and famous cases from the past.
Patent Attorney Rich Wells welcomes external guest Tim Bubb from iMed Consultancy.
They discuss all things medical devices - covering what exactly they are, examples of medical devices, etc.
Patent attorneys Rich Wells and Tony Proctor give an update on Unitary Patents and the Unified Patent Court, with a launch date being announced. They discuss the 'sunrise period' and what your next steps should be.
Patent Attorneys Rich Wells, David Carling & Graeme McCallum discuss Unitary Patents and the Unified Patent Court - what they are and what they mean for you.
This episode sees Rich Wells and Georgia Carr welcome Leon Dale, an advisor at the BIPC as they talk about what exactly the BIPC is and how it can help entrepreneurs.
Patent attorneys Rich Wells, Dave Clark and IP Solicitor Oliver Laing discuss the Patents and Open Source Software, covering where the value is in taking either approach and even how they can form an unlikely pairing.
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IP Solicitor Dave Holt and Patent Attorney Rich Wells discuss Research Agreements, explaining what they are, how they come about and give advice on how best to navigate them.
In this episode, Patent Attorneys Rich Wells and Sara Holland discuss the importance of scientists considering IP protection at an early stage, covering topics such as:
Why do you need IP protection?
Patentability vs Freedom to Operate
Being careful what you disclose at the start of the process
Why the quality of your patent application makes a difference
Rich Wells & Emmy Hunt discuss what you should take in to consideration from an IP perspective when launching a new brand.
Litigation & Licensing Partner Mark Kramer and Trade Marks Partner Emmy Hunt discuss the 2021 John Lewis Christmas ad, which has recently hit headlines for potentially infringing copyright with the music they have used. Mark and Emmy talk about what specifically the issue is and if there are sufficient grounds for the accusation.
In this episode, Patent attorneys Rich Wells and Tony Proctor discuss Trade Secrets, covering key points such as:
What is a Trade Secret?
Examples of Trade Secrets
The challenges involved and how best to deal with them
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On this episode IP Solicitor Mark Kramer and Trade Mark Attorneys Emmy Hunt and Harrison Lee discuss the Monopoly TM case that has been hitting headlines recently.
They cover topics such as 'evergreening' and 'bad faith', explaining what exactly these terms mean and how they are related to this case.
In this episode, Richard Wells and Jane Wainwright discuss how to create value from your innovations, covering the recent highly publicised Colin v Cuthbert case, waving patent rights to COVID therapeutics and ask what does creating value from innovation mean for companies.