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Trademarks in China : new requirements in the non-use cancelation actions

In early 2025, CNIPA significantly heightened the threshold for non‑use cancellation actions in China. Applicants must now submit detailed preliminary evidence, disclose identities and motivations, and may face increased scrutiny—raising…

Patent

The Strategic Role of Patents in the Financing and Growth of Innovative Start-ups in Europe

European start‑ups with patents are significantly more attractive to investors. Studies by the EPO and EUIPO show that holding intellectual property rights—especially European patents—can increase early-stage funding success by over…

Trademark • AI & Software

Generative Artificial Intelligence and Copyright: The EU Outlines a New Legal Framework

The EUIPO’s recent study sheds light on how the EU is reshaping its legal framework around generative AI (GenAI) and copyright. It emphasizes transparency in training data, proposes standardized tools…

Wine and Spirits

PETRUS Case: Landmark Victory Against Trademark Counterfeiting in China

The renowned wine estate PETRUS has won a decisive legal battle in China against a company that imitated its label, used a misleading translation, and exploited its reputation. Chinese courts…

Trademark

The Clover, Louis Vuitton’s Lucky Charm?

The long-running dispute between Van Cleef & Arpels and Louis Vuitton over the use of a quadrilobed motif in fine jewelry reached its conclusion before the French Court of Cassation…

Patent • UPC

The UPC Demonstrates Its Wide-Reaching Authority

On 28 January 2025, Düsseldorf’s Local Division of the Unified Patent Court (UPC) confirmed it holds jurisdiction over European patent infringement—even when the contested acts occur in non-Contracting States such…

Trademark

All You Need to Know About Non-Traditional Trademarks: Sound, Shape, Color, and Beyond

Beyond words and logos, trademarks can take many forms: sound, shape, movement, or color. These so-called non-traditional trademarks are powerful tools for distinctiveness, but they face strict legal tests and…

Patent • AI & Software

Patentability of Software and Artificial Intelligence in Europe

The rapid development of digital technologies raises critical questions in the field of intellectual property—particularly regarding the patentability of software and artificial intelligence (AI). A common belief is that such…

AI & Software

AI Act – New Regulations Governing AI Systems

The EU AI Act establishes the first comprehensive framework for regulating AI systems across Europe. It introduces a risk-based compliance model for developers and deployers, with phased obligations—including bans, transparency…

Patent

The Influence Act: what influencers, their agents and advertisers need to know!

The Influence Act 2023-451 of 9 June 2023, recently amended by Order 2024-978 of 6 November 2024, provides a framework for the activities of influencers and their relationships with their agents…

UPC

G1/22 and G2/22 – The rebuttable presumption of entitlement to claim priority under the autonomous law of the EPC

The Enlarged Board of Appeal in decisions G1/22 and G2/22 confirmed that, under the EPC’s autonomous law, a rebuttable presumption applies when claiming priority. In practice, the burden shifts to…

Trademark

The Hague System

The Hague System now spans 82 members, covering 99 countries, thanks to recent accessions by Uzbekistan (Jan 10 2025), Saint Kitts and Nevis (Oct 8 2024), and Saudi Arabia (Apr…

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