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This week in the news, Fender challenges the sale of Stratocaster-style guitars, while Disney and James Cameron secure the dismissal of a copyright lawsuit concerning the Avatar sequels.
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In this blog post, we take a look at a Japanese court case concerning the alleged imitation of voice actor Kenjiro Tsuda’s voice using AI technology.
This article analyses the legal positioning of AI as a technological tool from different perspectives, including legislative cohesion, substantive tort rules, intellectual property adjudication logic, and procedural evidentiary mechanism among others.
Trademark registration in China follows the first-to-file principle. In this article, Ms Aglaya Salvatierra, China IP SME Helpdesk external expert from LexOrient, explains what it means for EU SMEs wanting to internationalise to the China market.
Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly finding its way into university technology transfer offices (TTOs), supporting activities ranging from contract reviews and market research to innovation scouting and patent searches.
The winners of the 2026 DesignEuropa Awards have been announced, marking the 10th anniversary of the European Union Intellectual Property Office’s (EUIPO) flagship initiative celebrating outstanding design and the importance of its protection through the EU design system.
The European Commission has adopted a Charter of Access for Industrial Users to Research and Technology Infrastructures, designed to make it easier and faster for European companies to access research facilities, expertise, services and data.
The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has published “Women, Innovation and Impact”, showcasing three years of activities and achievements under its IP and Gender Action Plan.
The European Commission has published a new independent expert report on open access policies, providing an overview of progress across the European Research Area (ERA) and identifying areas where further coordination and action are needed.
In this blog post, we focus on a CJEU judgment on copyright protection for social media posts and the exception for reporting current events.
Two practical European IP Helpdesk resources are now available in Spanish, making key guidance on intellectual property (IP) and innovation more accessible to Spanish-speaking users.
The European Commission has proposed a European Innovation Act, a major initiative under the EU Startup and Scaleup Strategy and the Competitiveness Compass, aimed at helping innovative European companies turn research and ideas into successful businesses and scale globally.
In this second post, we will examine some of the key issues that businesses should consider when entering India’s gaming industry. Our aim is to provide SMEs and other industry players with practical guidance on understanding the opportunities and navigating the challenges of this dynamic market.
The European IP Helpdesk has published a new fact sheet focusing on the role of intellectual property (IP) in strengthening investment readiness and helping start-ups and SMEs prepare for engagement with potential investors.
The Delhi High Court has temporarily restrained a Patna-registered real estate company and its directors from using the name “Nintendo India Private Limited” in a trademark infringement suit filed by Japanese gaming company Nintendo Co. Ltd. Justice Jyoti Singh found that the adoption of the name ap
A recently published Patent landscape analysis on advanced materials provides insights into how intellectual assets in this strategic technology field are protected, managed and commercialised across Europe, while comparing the EU’s position with the United States and China.
The European Commission has published new Practical Guidance for the Valorisation of Multidisciplinary Research and Innovation Results, designed to help research projects translate multidisciplinary knowledge into societal and economic value.
In this blog post, we look at the CJEU’s judgment on the use of IKEA trade marks in a political campaign and the balance between trade mark rights and freedom of expression.
On 24 July 2026, the Delhi High Court issued its decision in CS(COMM) 1028/2024, concerning the use of copyrighted content to train AI models and the reproduction of such content through AI-generated outputs.