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India is seeing a marked increase in enforcement actions against counterfeit goods, with recent raids targeting sectors such as pharmaceuticals, luxury products, electronics, automotive parts, and fast-moving consumer goods.

India continues to play a central role in the global pharmaceutical landscape as a leading supplier of affordable generic medicines.

This week in the news, Taylor Swift seeks trade mark protection for voice recordings and a stage image, and CJEU clarifies retirement-home retransmission rules and

As India accelerates its focus on digital innovation and applied artificial intelligence, platforms that connect startups, industry, and government are playing an increasingly important role.

The International IP Helpdesk has released a comprehensive joint guide on “Artificial Intelligence & Intellectual Property” in China, India, Latin America, and South-East Asia.

Mexico has introduced significant reforms to its Federal Law for the Protection of Industrial Property (LFPPI), with a new decree published on 3 April 2026. The changes aim to modernise the country’s system for protecting inventions and bring it more closely in line with international standards.

The European Committee of the Regions, the European Commission (DG RTD), and the Joint Research Centre have adopted a Joint Action Plan for 2026–2029 to strengthen cooperation in research and innovation.

The Council has adopted a new EU regulation on genomic techniques, introducing a two-tier classification system and new transparency measures on patenting. As the file moves to the European Parliament, concerns remain over the treatment of genetic traits and access to innovation.

The European IP Helpdesk has published a new IP Special dedicated to impact investing and its connection to intellectual property (IP) management.

This study analyses how proposed EU measures, including a secondary publication right and a research exception, could affect access to scientific knowledge and the research ecosystem.

The ET Most Innovative AI Product Awards 2026, particularly the ITES & Technology Services category, reflect a major shift in India’s technology landscape—from a focus on global service delivery to the creation of scalable AI-driven products.

LATAM has moved from strategy statements to legislative drafting, with one country already across the line.

INPI Brazil published a new regulation that allows trade mark owners to indicate more than one registration in applications for recognition of high reputation.

In this blog post, we look at the United Kingdom’s new report on copyright and AI, and the General Court’s ruling on the registration of the Irish Grass Fed Beef protected geographical indication.

Argentina repealed the 2012 restrictive rules used to assess pharmaceutical patent applications. Patent applications will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis by the INPI under standard patent law criteria.

We've teamed up with the EU IP Project in China to bring you this piece exploring IP in the booming sports industry of China and what challenges and opportunities await EU SMEs.

In this article, Mr Paolo Beconcini, China IP SME Helpdesk external expert from Squire Patton Boggs, explains how AI helps in defining and tracking counterfeits more efficiently, with less cost and less time to transition from online to offline actions, implementing online monitoring in daily life.

The Regulation on the Protection of Trade Secrets will come into force on June 1, 2026, constituting the most significant reform of China’s trade secret protection regime since 1995. This article analyses the amendments introduced by the Regulation and explains its practical implications to EU SMEs.

Mexico's National Customs Agency and the Mexican IMPI have signed a coordination agreement to improve the detection of trade mark and copyright-infringing goods at points of entry and exit.