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February 16, 2026
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Austria TRADE MARK PROSECUTION Tier 1 Sonn & Partner Tier 2 Patentanwälte Puchberger, Berger & Partner Schönherr Rechtsanwälte Torggler & Hofinger Wiltschek Rechtsanwälte Tier 3 Barger, Piso & Partner Beer & Partner Patentanwalt Dr Thomas M Haffner Patentanwälte Schütz und Partner
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Argentina TRADE MARK PROSECUTION Tier 1 G Breuer Marval, O'Farrell & Mairal Tier 2 De Las Carreras & Chaloupka Hausheer Belgrano & Fernandez Noetinger & Armando Obligado & Cía Richelet & Richelet Sena & Berton Moreno Tier 3 Bruchou, Fernandez Madero, Lombardi & Mitrani Ferrer Reyes, Tellechea & Bouche Pérez Alati, Grondona, Benites, Arntsen & Martinez de Hoz Jr Tier 4 Baker & McKenzie Barbat Clarke Modet Moeller & Co Palacio & Asociados
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In the second and final part of MIP's annual survey of the world's leading IP firms, this month we publish the trade mark and copyright rankings. The tables, spanning the Americas, Asia and Europe, cover both prosecution and contentious work in 65 jurisdictions -
Why is Red Hat - a leader in open source software - building a patent armoury? The answer may lie in the problems with software patents in the US - problems which the Community Patent Review, backed by Red Hat and others, aims to address. Shahnaz Mahmud visited the company's North Carolina headquarters to find out more
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Effective patent enforcement and the scope of copyright protection proved the main topics for discussion at a debate organized by MIP in London last month
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China is under pressure from IP owners and national governments to tackle IP crime. At a counterfeiting conference in Geneva, Zhang Qin, SIPO deputy director, told Emma Barraclough what the country is doing and how rights owners can help to protect their rights. He also explained why the government is not getting the credit it deserves for tackling infringement and why there needs to be a balance between competing interests in enforcement
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Fame means not all literary figure marks are created equal, says Charlotte Colthurst of Bird & Bird in examining an EUIPO Grand Board of Appeal ruling
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Stephania Cardiel of Becerril, Coca & Becerril examines how recent reforms signal a regional move towards faster, more internationally aligned innovation systems
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Pravir Palayathan of Inlex explains Mauritius’ customs-led system for protecting trademarks, regulating authorised importers and exporters, and swiftly seizing counterfeit goods
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Gillian Tan of That.Legal explains how accidental font licensing gaps arise in practice, and how Singapore’s compensatory copyright framework affects enforcement outcomes
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Inlex
Igor Charles of Inlex explains how the EUIPO Board of Appeal recognised the Givenchy 4G logo’s reputation in France, linking luxury goods to financial services under Article 8(5) of the EU Trademark Regulation
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Yue Guan of Wanhuida Intellectual Property explains how the CNIPA’s rulings on mirogabalin besylate tablets highlight the importance of formulation patent drafting and claim amendments in China’s drug patent landscape
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Thanh Phuong Vu of Tilleke & Gibbins explains how Vietnam’s 2025 Intellectual Property Law amendment introduces protection for partial and intangible designs under Locarno Class 32
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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