Stuart Forrest

High growth businesses, despite experiencing rapid expansion in terms of revenue, profits, and market capitalization, often possess few tangible assets.  However, they frequently own intangible assets, such as goodwill, brands, digital assets, intellectual property (IP), and know-how. To continue to grow, these high growth businesses must consider ways to finance their expansion.  Unlike tangible assets,…

The EPO is due to increase its fees on 1st April, 2024.  There are some large increases planned in relation to renewal fees, particularly the third- and fourth-year renewal fees that are to increase by approximately 30%. The main fees being changed, and the new amounts, are as follows: Fee Current Amount Increased Amount Percentage…

On 5 May 2023 the EPO published its evaluation of the feedback on this year’s EPO Guidelines for Examination, which was discussed at the latest meeting of the SACEPO Working Party on Guidelines.  The working party discussed the responses to an online survey for interested parties earlier this year.  The survey gave interested parties the…

Quantum computing has been a hot topic amongst eager tech-savvy entrepreneurs and academics alike for decades. In recent years advances in nanofabrication techniques have made the concept of quantum computing a reality. However, it remains to be seen which approach will yield the most commercially viable quantum computer – will it be superconducting systems, ion-traps,…