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Despite agreeing to leave the EU, the UK has implemented some important EU-wide trademark reforms into its national system. Kate Swaine and Elwin Morgan of Gowling WLG give a rundown of what will change in practice -
John Pegram of Fish & Richardson considers the impact of Brexit on non-European IP owners, arguing that foreign companies will be less likely to use the UK as their point of entry into the EU
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The UK recently decided the question of who should pay for the implementation costs of blocking orders. Attorneys at Herbert Smith Freehills analyse how the framework, case law, liability and costs for such orders differ in the UK, Germany, Italy and France
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Hector Chagoya of BC&B analyses changes to Mexico’s patent landscape, including the ability to file and manage applications online, new rules around the publication of applications as well as amendments to the term of protection and fees
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Ellie Mertens provides an overview of the biggest developments in some of Latin America’s most important countries for IP
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Christian Thomae and Victor Garrido of Dumont analyse changes to Mexican IP law in 2018, including alterations to the rules around fees, Declarations of Use and trade mark litigation
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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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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
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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