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The future of AI and copyright law: GEMA v OpenAI and Getty Images v Stability AI
Can a machine “learn” a copyrighted work in the legal sense, and if so, who owns the results of that learning? In the age of AI, copyright law faces new challenges more fundamental than preventing copying: It must define what “copying” means when knowledge becomes data. -
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Political parody of a famous brand: IKEA v Algemeen Vlaams Belang
An opinion of Advocate General Szpunar, on a case referred to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), assesses how freedom of expression, under Article 10 (ECHR), interacts with EU trade mark law. The CJEU is set to determine whether political parody or satire can be relied upon… -
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Nine lives and counting: Puma successful at the General Court
In this longstanding dispute, the EU General Court has annulled another decision of the Board of Appeal of the EUIPO, this time on the basis that the Board of Appeal failed to consider the specific degree of reputation held by Puma SE’s earlier marks. -
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Second non-medical use claims: guidance on using relative improvement features
T2387/22 contains useful insights into the clarity of “relative improvement” features in second non-medical use claims at the European Patent Office (EPO) and provides some practical guidance on drafting such claims. -
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EPO practice & procedure: acceptance of colour drawings in EPO applications
From 01 October 2025, the European Patent Office (EPO) accepts colour or greyscale drawings in all electronically filed European patent applications. -
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Is the appetite for green technology waning? Insights from worldwide patent office statistics
On 18 April 2025 the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) formally terminated its Climate Change Mitigation Pilot program, with the Trump administration also cancelling billions of dollars of funding into green projects. Does this mark a turning point in the global landscape or is the USA an outlier? -
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UKIPO: fee increases effective 01 April 2026
This article has been updated 03 March 2026: In December 2025 the UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) announced an increase in its fees for the first time since 2018 for patents, 2016 for designs, and 1998 for trade marks. These changes will come into effect from April 2026. -
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Protecting your after-market. Part 1: consumables
In many industries a manufacturer’s device serves to create a market for a consumable of that device, and often (for example, in the case of printers) this is the main source of profit, to the extent that the device itself may be sold as a loss-leader. Consequently it is desirable… -
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UPC: fee increases effective 01 January 2026
Unified Patent Court (UPC) fee amendments will enter into force on 01 January 2026. The amendments will apply to all applications and actions from that date. -
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UPC Court of Appeal reverses First Instance decision: Amgens patent ruled valid
The Unified Patent Court (UPC) Court of Appeal has overturned the order of the Munich Central Division and ruled that Amgen’s patent EP 3666797B is valid after all, aligning with the decision of the European Patent Office (EPO) Opposition Division.
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