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Indian companies are increasingly looking beyond traditional expansion when pursuing international acquisitions, with a growing focus on intellectual property, artificial intelligence capabilities, specialised technologies, established brands and access to developed markets.

Indian companies looking to expand internationally should treat intellectual property (IP), trade agreements, regulatory compliance and contractual safeguards as interconnected elements of their export strategy.

This week in the news, we look at the JPO’s refusal of Nintendo’s touchscreen monster-capture patent application and the General Court’s case T‑677/25.

Recently China adopted the amended Trademark Law (to take effect Jan 2027). This article points out that the revision shows “a shift from a system-centred on registration, to one that emphasises genuine use and penalises conduct that exploits the registration framework without a commercial basis”.

Recently the draft revising the Regulations on the Implementation of the Copyright Law was released. This article analyzes the 5 key areas the draft targets and the 2 important changes concerning audiovisual works and registration certificates gaining "prima facie" evidentiary status.

Referring to the added “data clause” in China’s 2025 Anti-Unfair Competition Law, the article explores the two elements: "lawful holding" and "competitive interests" behind the "legally held data".

The amended Trademark Law will come into force on 1 January 2027. The article by Michele Ferrante, the China IP SME Helpdesk external expert, explains the main changes in the new trademark law and their impact on SMEs.

In this blog post, we focus on the EU’s €550 million fine against AliExpress due to illegal product risks, and the EUIPO’s refusal of Rosalía’s LUX trade mark application.

A Geographical Indication (GI) is the name of a product originating from a specific place, region, or country whose quality, reputation, or other characteristics are essentially attributable to its geographical origin. In addition, at least one stage of production must take place within the defined

At both the regulatory and administrative levels, the intellectual property system in Peru has continued to evolve as a result of its bilateral and multilateral commitments, as evidenced by the most recent actions,.

Our latest case study explores the journey of Letavis AB, a Swedish agri-tech company developing science-based, biodegradable solutions that enhance agricultural productivity while reducing environmental impact.

In its decision of 4 May 2026, the Delhi High Court set aside the Indian Patent Office’s refusal of Syngenta’s patent application for a crystalline monohydrate polymorph used in agrochemical formulations. The dispute centred on whether the claimed invention demonstrated an inventive step.

The European IP Helpdesk has published a new fact sheet on Artificial Intelligence and Intellectual Property, providing practical guidance on the key IP issues arising from the development and use of AI technologies.

Video games have become one of the world’s most popular forms of entertainment, with a strong presence across virtually every major market. India is no exception. While India is already a major consumer of gaming content, there is growing interest in moving beyond simply consuming and exporting gam

The study covered 6 regions and specifically looked at access to webpages, unauthorized streaming providers, and peer-to-peer (P2P) file-sharing networks.

The Delhi High Court has issued an interim ruling in the high-profile copyright dispute between Asian News International (ANI) and OpenAI, finding that OpenAI’s use of ANI’s content to train ChatGPT did not amount to copyright infringement.

Argentina's National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI) has adopted a new regulation modernising the administrative procedures for trademark invalidity and revocation actions based on non-use.

The Delhi High Court has directed Meta to provide subscriber information and IP logs to help identify individuals accused of abusing the platform's copyright reporting system to target a digital content creator.

The Indian Patent Office has rejected a patent application naming DABUS as the sole inventor, in what is described as India’s first substantive determination on whether an AI system can be recognised as an inventor under the Patents Act, 1970.