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A notable update on Standard Essential Patents (SEPs) from the European Commission. #IP #SEPs #patents

Back by popular demand, join us for the Venturefest South Business Growth Series deep dive session on finding and securing investment for growth. This is essential attendance for businesses on the cusp of engaging with investors or with ambitious plans to grow who will soon engage with the investor community. Designed to resonate with a wide range of businesses, from large-scale established companies seeking their next strategic round of investment to scaling businesses preparing to engage with the investment community for the first time, this VFS deep dive gives participants valuable insights and lessons learned to refine their approach, sharpen their processes, gain inspiration, and collaborate with knowledgeable and experienced professionals to achieve success.   What to expect:   – Hear from headline speaker, Jonathan Day, Investment Manager specialising in venture capital transactions, looking after equity in the South East for The FSE Group – An interactive panel and Q&A session with experts from The FSE Group Group, British Business Bank, Blake Morgan LLP, and Openshaw & Co. covering investment preparation, key growth levers, including funding, building the right team, IP protection and wider legal advice. – Networking and one-to-one conversations with the VFS partners and experts who are on hand to help you develop your business. Date: 25th March, 2025 Time: 16:30 – 19:30PM with refreshments from 16:30PM Location: Blake Morgan, Apex Plaza, Forbury Road, Reading, RG1 1AX Tickets: FREE. Book here! https://lnkd.in/gHxCA74G

2025 is The International Year of Quantum Science & Technology, an incredibly exciting area of science and innovation that's making huge waves in the world around us. #quantum #innovation #patents #intellectualproperty #unesco #IYQ

As the holiday season is upon us, we would like to extend our heartfelt thanks to all our clients, partners, and colleagues.  Your trust and collaboration have been at the heart of everything we do this year, and we are truly grateful. This festive season is a time of reflection and anticipation — a chance to celebrate what we’ve accomplished together and to look forward to the opportunities ahead. From all of us at Openshaw & Co., we wish you a joyful holiday season filled with peace, happiness, and cherished moments with loved ones.  Here's to a prosperous and exciting New Year! ✨ Let’s make 2025 extraordinary — together. ✨ Warmest wishes, The Openshaw & Co. Team

Whilst initially announced some time ago, a very welcome £34m will soon be available in the 25/26 financial year to support high risk, high growth UK innovators in the Space realm. An exciting opportunity within a rapidly evolving area of innovation, more details below. ✨ 🌍 With expertise gained from working within the UK space programme, as well as defence and security, our team here at Openshaw & Co. are well placed to help ensure your Intellectual Property is suitably protected. If you are an innovator looking to benefit from this funding, contact us to find out how we can help your business take off. 🚀 #UKSpace #FundingOpportunity #Innovation #SpaceTech #NSIP #Patents

Not long to go until our final #VFS24 event of the year and a few spaces remain. If you'd like some practical advice on how to secure investment for your business, click on the link below. Tickets are free!

What a great way to end the week! We are thrilled that we were able to help facilitate this initiative between the Forest Conservation Fund and the student teams from University of Southampton who rose to the challenge resulting in tangible, innovative, and meaningful outputs and recommendations that will benefit the world around us. Win, Win, Win! https://lnkd.in/g7AcHtTe

Supporting higher education establishments around our region with their intellectual property is hugely important for us here at Openshaw & Co. and our desire to encourage innovation across the South of England. We are delighted to be a part of this ground breaking initiative and helping support Chris Worrall and the tech transfer teams at the University of Portsmouth, the University of Chichester, Solent University, AECC University College, and the Arts University Bournemouth. https://lnkd.in/e43vFQ27

Understanding where and how to secure investment has been one of the most frequent questions we have received from talking to small and medium sized businesses in the South and beyond. Following a previous event we held earlier this year, we are pleased to support our partners Blake Morgan LLP, The FSE Group and British Business Bank with another session offering FREE advice and guidance to businesses in the Southampton area to help identify and secure funding. Register below. It's FREE to attend for the first 50 tickets. #vfs24 #innovation #businessfunding https://lnkd.in/e6Cct9MG

Team Openshaw & Co. spent the day in Southampton at Venturefest South today, and what a fabulous event! The place was a hive of activity, with loads of really interesting discussions, keynotes, engagement, and great advice. It was also wonderful to meet many people face to face for the first time, but also those more familiar including our clients. Special thanks go to James Brown from Supersense Technologies for making the journey from Cambridge to share their experiences and for supporting the IP session with Andrew Heap. For anyone interested in Dementia care innovation, be sure to check them out. Big thanks to our Venturefest South partners including Blake Morgan LLP, The FSE Group, British Business Bank, University of Southampton, University of Portsmouth, and Carswell Gould for the collective effort of making this such a great event. Lastly, a big shout out to our Dominic Clacy, Andrew Heap, Hassan Malik, and Alison Alexander for being IP superstars and doing us proud. Thank you! #teamopenshaw