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16 October 2025 The former USPTO director is supporting a tech firm’s mandamus petition to overturn a discretionary denial of inter partes review, objecting strongly to Coke Morgan Stewart's controversial rule.
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Trademarks
More than 1,500 brands are now partnering directly with the online marketplace to reinforce intellectual property safeguards.
Trademarks
Brands now have a better idea of what will pass the test after the EU General Court set a new threshold for distinctiveness, explains João Pereira Cabral of Inventa.
Diversity
A spike in agency investigations and more female lead counsel still leave a notable gender gap at the venue, find Troutman Pepper Locke’s Emma Mann, Gwendolyn Tawresey, Brittany Reeves, and Gillian Schutt.
Jurisdiction reports
CK v Dun & Bradstreet Austria shows why laws and practices that treat trade secrets as an automatic shield against a key GDPR provision are due for revision, writes Diogo Antunes of Inventa.
Patents
The country’s computer related inventions guidelines are the most ambitious so far, providing clarity on patenting computer-related inventions and possibly representing a watershed moment for startups, says Pankaj Soni of Remfry & Sagar.
Patents
Analysis of foreign entities in patent filings from 2020 to 2024 shows US companies have a keen interest in the country, says Pedro Moreira, patent consultant.
Jurisdiction reports
Silicon Valley and the R&D corridors of Europe are not the only places where bright ideas begin—it’s time to invest seriously in African science, design, and engineering, writes Miguel Bibe of Inventa.
Copyright
As the nation prepares for its EU Council presidency, Denmark’s proposed new deepfake law to protect people’s face, likeness and voice may influence future European AI policies, write Nick Redfearn of Rouse, and Monika Colak of aera IP.
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Careers
13 October 2025 Fresh addition, who is “one of the “top IP pathfinders on the West Coast,” joins the firm from Goodwin.
AI
13 October 2025 At WIPR’s AI and IP Summit USA, Microsoft’s head of IP strategy urged IP professionals to look beyond the technology and focus on something more personal: understanding where they fit in.
Artificial Intelligence
10 October 2025 WIPR’s event heard IP counsel from Microsoft, Warner Music, and Revlon debate AI’s impact on company liability, legal teams, and ‘death of the billable hour’.
Copyright
10 October 2025 A cocaine-snorting, foul-mouthed Paddington? The bear’s creators aren’t laughing—and they’re taking action against a satirical show.
Diversity
10 October 2025 A new report highlights widespread mental health issues among legal professionals, leading to poor wellbeing and career disillusionment.
Patents
9 October 2025 The promises and pitfalls of AI took centre stage at the Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys' annual congress in Bristol this week, as Sarah Speight reports.
Trademarks
8 October 2025 French fashion house knocked out Forencos’ trademark for some goods and services, while failing to resolve US litigation over allegedly counterfeit handbags.
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