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This sets out uniform criteria for customs action against imported goods suspected of being counterfeit or of having a false indication of origin.

As part of an awareness campaign on intellectual property (IP) protection in South-East Asia (SEA), we are gathering insights from IP experts across the 10 ASEAN countries. The interview will help highlight country-specific IP challenges and provide practical advice to support European SMEs.

In this blogpost, we focus on two copyright disputes, one involving Disney and Google, and the other concerning the Belgian series High Tides

As of 1 January 2026, a new edition of the Nice Classification has entered into force: the 13th Edition (Nice 13 – Version 2026). All trademark applications filed from this date onward will be examined and classified in accordance with this new edition.

On 11 December 2025, the European Commission adopted the main Horizon Europe Work Programme for 2026–2027, with a total budget of €14 billion to support research and innovation aligned with the EU’s strategic priorities, including climate action, digital leadership and resilience.

The newly redesigned Intellectual Property Support for Small Businesses website has officially launched, marking the next evolution of the Ideas Powered for Business initiative.

The 2025 EU Industrial R&D Investment Scoreboard reveals a mixed picture for Europe’s innovation landscape. While EU companies continue to play a major role in global R&D and intellectual property creation, their overall R&D investment growth in 2024 remained behind.

A recently published study by the European Investment Bank (EIB), carried out in collaboration with the European Commission under the InvestEU Advisory Hub, examines why innovative start-ups and scale-ups relocate part of their activities outside the EU.

The EU Council authorised the signing of two agreements with Mercosur (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay.

The new report, jointly developed by the European Patent Office (EPO) and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), provides a comprehensive overview of the quantum landscape using diverse data sources.

The reform aims to reduce delays, increase legal predictability, and align Argentina’s trade mark system with international standards.

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India’s Trade Marks Registry has accepted its first smell mark application. The Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks (CGPDTM) approved the application filed by Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd. for a scent described as “Floral fragrance / smell reminiscent of roses as applied to tyre

In this blogpost, we focus on two trade mark cases, one involving Eminem, and the other concerning Nokia

The EU has formally modernized its trademark system, removed outdated formalities and adopted a more technologically neutral framework. However, despite these advances, protecting olfactory marks remains practically impossible. The barrier is no longer legal; it is technological. Until a reliable, o

From January 2026, Brazil’s INPI will suspend the accelerated examination process for telecommunications patents.

This article discusses the Patent Mediation and Arbitration Centre (PMAC) of the Unified Patent Court (UPC) by rof. Dr. Heinz Goddar and Melanie Müller, external Experts of the China IP SME Helpdesk and other collaborators.