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Hongxia Wu of CCPIT Patent and Trademark Law Office outlines the potential impact of the 2025 amendments on overseas companies operating in the country
January 27, 2026
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Armin Lambertz and Yohan Liyanage of Linklaters unpick the IP implications of the UK’s decision to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership -
Patrick Van de Wille, former chief communications officer at InterDigital, argues that SEP owners have turned to needless complexity to try to maintain an untenable status quo
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Amanda Yang at Rouse and Carol Wang at Lusheng Law Firm outline the changes brand owners should make in light of China's recently proposed trademark reform
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Iveta Petrova of Evalueserve reviews the challenges and risks posed by AI to data privacy and IP protection
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Ganesh Venkatraman of MaxVal and Meissner Bolte’s Florian Henke and Florian Meyer dive into the numbers on UPC opt-outs by technology area and country, and more
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Carl Steele, partner at Ashfords, explains why Lidl’s successful claim against Tesco may not result in Tesco rebranding the Clubcard just yet
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A reversal decision by the Turkish Court of Cassation clarifies when patent enforcement may trigger unfair competition liability, report Aysel Korkmaz Yatkın, Selin Sinem Erciyas, and Beste Turan Kurtoğlu of Gün and Partners
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Min Son of Hanol IP & Law explains how the decision clarifies that multiple-word trademarks can infringe if an element serves as an essential distinctive part
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Taiwan has stepped up trade secret enforcement through legislative reform and court practice, says Tony Tung-Yang Chang of Saint Island International Patent & Law Offices
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Emilio Berkenwald of Berken IP examines Argentina’s continued absence from the Patent Cooperation Treaty, the practical consequences for patent filing strategies, and what possible accession could mean for local and foreign applicants
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Nikolaj Riis Christensen of Inspicos considers whether the nine-month opposition period under the European Patent Convention is still fit for purpose
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Diogo Antunes of Inventa examines how personalised politics and campaign merchandising are bringing trademark law into the heart of Portugal’s presidential election
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With relatively high opposition rates to granted food chemistry patents, Emily Flood and Gamze Gezer-Voerknecht of NLO explain how innovators can protect their intellectual property in an increasingly competitive and fast-moving market
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Matthew Costard of Spoor & Fisher Jersey outlines the key developments and says the modernisation of the country’s intellectual property regime presents immediate opportunities for brand owners
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Ranjan Narula and Meenal Khurana of RNA, Technology and IP Attorneys explain how the High Court of Delhi’s judgment balances well-known trademark protection with intermediary accountability in the digital ecosystem
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María Aurora García of Berken IP explains how Resolution No. 583 narrows trademark examination to absolute grounds, shifting relative grounds and other objections to third-party enforcement