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Team Scintilla are stepping towards a brighter future for all women, this International Women’s Day! ♀️ 💪 In support of Smart Works Scotland, teams from our Glasgow and Manchester offices will be attempting to walk 10,000 steps 🏃♀️➡️ a day for the month of March. We stand in solidarity with the 10,000 women a year that Smart Works supports to connect with their potential, get the job and change their lives. 🙌 If you would like to consider donating 💸 , you can visit our fundraising page here! : https://lnkd.in/eBeiE6n2 Or, using the QR code below, consider putting together a team & joining the challenge! ▪️ ▪️ ▪️ #whereinnovationthrives #ip #intellectualproperty #technologyscotland #technologyglasgow #technologymanchester #stepupforsmartworks #scotland #charity #smartworksscotland #womenscharity #fitness #fitnesschallenge #runnersofinstagram #tenthousandsteps #stepchallenge

We are delighted to announce that Scintilla has been nominated by Managing IP 2025 for: ✨ Firm of the Year: Prosecution ✨ Practitioner of the Year: Peter McBride Thank you to Managing IP for including us in your list again this year! Best of luck to all nominees! We look forward to hearing the results on 10th April 🤞 ▪️ ▪️ ▪️ #whereinnovationthrives #managingIP #intellectualproperty #ip #awards #awardsseason #firmoftheyear #practitioneroftheyear #shortlisted

There's only ONE WEEK to go before the #EDGE25 funding application window closes!! 💸 When applying to Scottish EDGE , you must: ✅ Fully complete your online application, answering ALL questions ✅ Include the link to your mandatory 3-minute pitch video ✅ Tick the box to 'Confirm Application Entry' ✅ Press the 'Submit Application' button on the application portal Best of luck to all applicants this year! 👏 ▪️ ▪️ ▪️ #whereinnovationthrives #intellectualproperty #ScottishEDGE25 #ip https://lnkd.in/gMwZnAmg

New #BLOG post 📢 In this weeks Scintilla #Insights , Gérard Giraud breaks down a recent decision from the Unified Patent Court, which illustrates the latest approach for determining infringement by equivalence. Click below ⬇️ for details! ▪️ ▪️ ▪️ #whereinnovationthrives #intellectualproperty #ip #legalupdates #upc #unitarypatent https://lnkd.in/enzq_gSH

📢We are delighted to introduce you to our newest colleagues! 🥳 A key part of any firm's success is having a top class #paralegal team, and so we are very pleased to announce two key hires, who both have experience from other patent and trade mark attorney firms. Shannon McGhee joined us last year in #Glasgow. She is a CIPA qualified #patent paralegal and has in-depth experience of patent prosecution around the world. Jessica L. joined us this month in #Manchester. She has over a decade of legal experience including five years with boutique IP firms assisting with a range of patent, #trademark and design matters. In addition, both Shannon and Jess have experience in various other areas and are already making valuable contributions in our quest for continuous improvement! We wish them both a very warm welcome!! PS - this author (PM) did not have time to get some proper photos together, so to celebrate this "landmark" moment and to create a tenuous link, have instead posted the most prominent "landmarks" from each city that we could think of...)

The next awards round of Scottish EDGE is OPEN ! 🎉 🏆 #EDGE25 has LAUNCHED & will remain open until 🗓️ 27th February. This year #EDGE25 introduces Mission EDGE - an award of £150k supported by Scottish Enterprise AND a top £15k Young EDGE, supported by The Scottish Government. So, get your applications in NOW for a chance to win a share of the £1.5m prize pot! 🏅 Best of luck to everyone who puts their hat in the ring! 🤞 ▪️ ▪️ ▪️ #whereinnovationthrives #intellectualproperty #ip #competition #ScottishEDGE #YoungEDGE #MissionEDGE

⏰The clock is ticking for getting your applications in for #EDGE25, the next round of Scottish EDGE's business funding competition. ❗2pm on 27 February is your deadline for applying ❗ Grants and loans up to £150,000 to help grow your startup, social enterprise or charity are up for grabs - but even beyond that, the process itself gives you a really good way of learning and growing your business and opportunities to grow your network and get support along the way. Check out the details below 👇and get on it!

📢 NEW BLOG 📢 This week on Scintilla #Insights 💡 , Patent Attorney Elly Meyers takes us through the most recent update regarding the Differences in Approach To Inventive Step: EPO vs UPC. ▪️ ▪️ ▪️ #whereinnovationthrives #intellectualproperty #ip #inventivestep #upc #epo #technologyglasgow #technologymanchester #technologyaberdeen #cambridgetech https://lnkd.in/eJcKyqGy

The legal landscape of AI innovation is evolving rapidly, and the landmark case Emotional Perception v Comptroller UKCA is at the heart of it. 💡 Our very own Euan Devlin has written a guest blog 📰 for our friends at Gilson Gray LLP, discussing the case and it's implications for AI patentability in the UK. Click the link 🔗 below ⬇ to read: https://lnkd.in/ehx-4wSQ #ip #intellectualproperty #whereinnovationthrives #technologyscotland #Blog #GilsonGray #GuestBlog #ScintillaIP #AI

We are delighted to announce our new partnership with Scottish EDGE 🥳