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3D printing is now a widespread technology that may have seemed as fanciful 100 years ago as Star Trek's replicators do to us now.

The supermarket wars continued on Wednesday 19 April, with Mrs Justice J. Smith handing down her judgment in the High Court in favour of Lidl.

The Court of Appeal in Match Group LLC v Muzmatch Ltd has given useful guidance on the role of honest concurrent use in trade mark infringement cases.

The simple answer is yes, you can patent software. However, there are strict rules to follow as to what software or software-related inventions can be patented.

This article, written exclusively for Food Manufacture explores the availability and role of IP in protecting data-driven innovations to be used by your business.