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Explosm, the independent Texas studio behind the hit webcomic Cyanide & Happiness, partnered with Temu’s IP protection team to combat counterfeiters infringing on its brand
March 12, 2026
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Robert Reading, director of professional services and strategy at CompuMark (part of Clarivate), looks at COVID-19’s impact on pharmaceutical and medical trademark activity – and reveals some surprising findings -
Despite the US Supreme Court’s ruling in Booking.com, ‘generic.com’ trademark applicants still need to carefully document the protectability and registrability of their brands, say Victoria Doyle and Theodore Davis of Kilpatrick Townsend
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Imogen Ireland and Jason Lohr of Hogan Lovells examine the recent decisions on “DABUS” to show why AI inventors are not just a future problem
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Kamran Miah is a research scientist based at the John Radcliffe Hospital, University of Oxford. His day-to-day work involves lab research into a gene therapy for SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19. He tells Sanjana Kapila how excited he feels about a potential COVID-19 game changer and his work in collaboration with a Chinese lab.
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The EU Digital Services Act could hand brand owners their best opportunity in two decades to tackle online counterfeiting, says Måns Sjöstrand, global head of IP and brand protection at Daniel Wellington
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Hanol IP & Law
A landmark case involving the remodelling of luxury brand bags at the owner’s request has established legal principles on the trademark implications of such services, explains Min Son of Hanol IP & Law
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Patrinos & Kilimiris
Maria Kilimiris of Patrinos & Kilimiris explains a recent decision regarding how genuine use is assessed for trademarks registered across broad categories of goods and their subcategories
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Berken IP
María Aurora García of Berken IP examines how Argentine courts are using dynamic injunctions to tackle illegal sports streaming, particularly in the context of major events such as the football World Cup
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Bird & Bird
Annika Lückemann and Jan van Dieck of Bird & Bird analyse the Unified Patent Court’s opening ruling concerning a supplementary protection certificate, highlighting procedural peculiarities, urgency considerations, and possible implications for pharmaceutical originator-generic disputes
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RNA, Technology and IP Attorneys
Ranjan Narula and Parth Bajaj of RNA, Technology and IP Attorneys analyse new obligations concerning synthetically generated information, accelerated takedown provisions, and safe harbour implications amid rising SGI-driven scams
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Tilleke & Gibbins
Loc Xuan Le of T&G Law Firm LLC (TGVN), the local associate firm of Tilleke & Gibbins, outlines key amendments to Vietnam’s Law on Intellectual Property concerning AI use of protected IP objects
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Tilleke & Gibbins
Wiramrudee (Pink) Mokkhavesa and Tanapong Pongburanakit of Tilleke & Gibbins say Thai courts’ evolving approach to criminal intellectual property damages enables brand owners to enhance return on investment in raids and avoid civil litigation
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Wanhuida Intellectual Property
Xiaoping Wu and Jicheng Yang of Wanhuida Intellectual Property analyse an invalidation decision that addresses how dosage and administration features affect the inventiveness assessment of pharmaceutical use claims in China
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Becerril, Coca & Becerril
Fernanda Villalobos of Becerril, Coca & Becerril explains how Mexican trademark law now allows descriptive signs to acquire protection through market use and consumer recognition
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Gün and Partners
Mutlu Yıldırım Köse and İrem Girenes Yücesoy of Gün and Partners analyse the different approaches to similarity assessments conducted by the court of first instance in the proceedings and the Regional Court of Appeal