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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.
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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.
Jurisdiction reports
Erik Viik of Papula-Nevinpat looks at the dynamics that international applicants need to be aware of to secure and manage their patent rights across the region.
Patents
With growing legislation, research and demand for medical use, cannabis presents an economic opportunity for the Caribbean—but IP rights in the region have some way to go, write Keesha Fleming Lake of Keesha Fleming Lake, and Rachael Lodge Corrie of Foga Daley.
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Careers
6 October 2025 The new recruits, who join the firm’s LA and NYC offices, bring specialisms in technology, commerce, agriculture and biotechnology.
Copyright
6 October 2025 The case, brought by a music rights society following similar claims against SunoAI earlier this year, may “shape how AI and copyright law interact in the EU”.
Patents
3 October 2025 Fitness giant’s lawsuit claims Garmin’s bike computer, watches and Connect platform infringed its patents covering ‘segments’ and heatmap features.
Patents
2 October 2025 As a US federal shutdown grips IP-critical agencies, layoffs, office closures, and resource cutbacks are underway at the US Patent and Trademark Office.
Patents
2 October 2025 As John Squires makes the bold move to allow patentability of an AI-related invention in Ex parte Desjardins, experts broadly welcome the decision—but encourage some caution, discovers Sarah Speight.
Trade secrets
1 October 2025 The healthtech giant has convinced a US court to freeze the assets of two Chinese startups and their ex-employees for breaching an injunction for trade secret theft of X-ray tubes used in CT scanners.
Trademarks
30 September 2025 The German drinks maker has successfully persuaded the EUIPO Board of Appeal to block a trademark application from an Italian rival, despite it being visually and phonetically dissimilar to its own mark.
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