04 Oct, 2024 Gene Editing and EU Regulations – a patent attorney’s perspective By M&C Newsroom Gene editing in agriculture has made leaps over the past decade, from CRISPR breakthroughs to trials with GABA-enriched tomatoes and...
14 Jun, 2024 M&C in the news: Proposed EU ban on gene-edited crop patents prompts dispute By M&C Newsroom Great to see Marks & Clerk featured in a recent Financial Times article discussing the evolving landscape of gene-edited crops in Europe....
31 May, 2024 Agnes Arber - the first Royal Society female botanist recognised by a new PhD prize By Andrea Williams Cambridge University have created a new PhD prize in comparative biology in memory of the first female botanist to be elected to The...
30 May, 2024 Clarkson's Pig-Loo Protection Ring By Robert Carpmael I have recently finished watching season three of Clarkson's Farm on Amazon Prime Video. In it there was a section that got my attention...
24 May, 2024 EU ban on plant patents: possible compromise? By Gareth Williams Euractiv are reporting a possible compromise on the EU Parliament's controversial proposals to ban patents on plants. It seems one...
17 May, 2024 Exceptional researchers elected to Royal Society Fellowship By Andrea Williams The Royal Society has announced the names of over 90 exceptional researchers to be elected as Fellows; and I am so pleased to see some of...
16 May, 2024 Jeremy Clarkson’s next investment? By Georgia Nichol Mike Williams Fans of Clarkson's Farm will know all too well the struggles modern farmers face. From unpredictable weather to volatile input costs,...
14 May, 2024 Defra needs YOU! By Gareth Williams That is, Defra needs you if you have expertise in generating income from R&D and IP assets. The UK's Department for Environment, Food and...
28 Mar, 2024 Invention Competition for Farmers By Pamela Bryer There is common misconception that inventions (and by association, patents) are the exclusive domain of high-tech enterprises. However,...
29 Feb, 2024 Ban on NGT plant patents - bad idea right? By Gareth Williams Following on from my colleague Georgia's earlier article on the European Parliament's proposals to ban patents for plants obtained by New...
23 Jan, 2024 My hovercraft is full of eels By Gareth Williams As a resident of the Island of Eels in the East Anglian Fens, barely a day goes by without seeing some reminder of the former importance...
08 Dec, 2023 50 Technologies to shape the future By Gareth Williams An absolutely fascinating read, this report from Innovate UK sets out technologies which might be expected to disrupt, innovate, and...