Slim majority vote to sue European Commission for pulling SEP proposals
26 November 2025   The European Parliament will proceed to sue the bloc's executive branch for withdrawing its proposed regulation on standard-essential patents, after 52% voted in favour of the lawsuit.

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Trademarks
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Trademarks
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Patents
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Patents
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Future of IP
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Trademarks
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Trademarks
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Patents
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AI
Experts from Desmarais, Siemens, PayPal, Moderna, and DeepIP AI examine how artificial intelligence is transforming IP protection, bringing unprecedented efficiencies as well as complex new risks.
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Patents
21 November 2025   Finnish smart ring brand Ōura files a complaint with the US International Trade Commission against Samsung, Reebok and others for alleged patent infringement.
AI
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Trademarks
19 November 2025   President-elect Deborah Hampton says she is looking forward to advancing the association’s advocacy work in the new year, and implementing its 2026–2029 plan.
Patents
19 November 2025   Samsung, LG, Electrolux and others are targeted in proceedings filed at the ITC and in US federal courts, alleging the competitors stole its “exclusive” microwave design.
Law firm news
19 November 2025   The combination will create a firm with 3,000 lawyers across 52 offices—but a dive into its combined IP practice shows a heavy weighting in the US.
Careers
19 November 2025   With “deep connections” in the US and Asia and life sciences patents in his name, the new partner joins the firm at a time of IP practice expansion.
Trademarks
18 November 2025   An EUIPO appeals board sided with the French pharma company’s vaccine division in a dispute with an India-based biotech company over Sanofi’s ‘Covaxis’ mark.
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