Lawyers say the overhaul better reflects commercial reality, with changes spanning novelty searches, digital designs and access to a small claims track, but stopping short of criminalising unregistered design infringement
Carpmaels & Ransford hires its fourth partner of the year and wins access to UPC files, as fresh orders address costs, confidentiality and the use of divisional patents
Brandsmiths and Powell Gilbert will contest claims over several UK trademarks in a High Court case examining the ownership and revival of a heritage brand
Hogan Lovells Cadwalader is taking a fresh strategic approach to pricing in its AI strategy. It could amplify calls for law firms to ditch the billable hour
Charles Harding plans to build a new team around life sciences oppositions and contentious work, drawing on his three decades developing a practice from scratch at D Young & Co
Mehmet Gün and Uğur Aktekin discuss four decades of change in Türkiye’s legal market, the firm’s commitment to independence and the challenge of building an institution that can outlast its founders
Nola Pontes of Spoor & Fisher Jersey examines Tanzania’s trademark law reforms, including recognition of ARIPO registrations, protection for well-known marks, and broader opportunities for brand owners
Ana Rita Paínho and Ana Filipa Tavares of Bird & Bird explore how overlapping intellectual property, database, trade secret, and AI rules require Portuguese businesses to adopt more integrated legal strategies
Igor Charles and Théo Coquis of INLEX explain a courtroom battle over a weaponised ‘Obelix’ mark and how the decision provides guidance on the evidence required to establish a trademark’s reputation
