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Lawyers at Lavoix provide an overview of the UPC’s approach to inventive step and whether the forum is promoting its own approach rather than following the EPO
November 6, 2025
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Victor Guo of Panawell evaluates the best way in which foreign companies can protect their IP against Chinese plaintiffs, looking at protection before launch of a product, procedural options and defences -
Guanbin Xie and Bin Zhang of Lifang assess the effectiveness of copyright law in the protection of big data before moving on to detail the advantages of using competition law to protect this data
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The US Federal Circuit has imposed restrictions on who can appeal against an inter partes review decision, making life difficult for some petitioners. However, there are some practical tips to consider, as Rose Cordero Prey and Eric Ding of Greenberg Traurig explain
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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
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Paul England of Taylor Wessing says there are two Brexit possibilities that pharma and medical devices companies really need to be aware of. Here he explains what their impact is likely to be on patents and regulatory rights
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Managing Intellectual Property is delighted to publish the IP STARS 2019 rankings of the leading firms for patent work. This is the second set of results from the research for IP STARS 2019, which started in September 2018. The rankings over the following pages cover more than 50 jurisdictions.
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Shiga International Patent Office
Masato Iida of Shiga International Patent Office says the decision by the Grand Panel of the Intellectual Property High Court provides a practical benchmark for calculating damages in cosmetic and medical patent infringement cases
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Berken IP
María Aurora García of Berken IP explains how Argentina’s evolving non-use cancellation system strengthens trademark integrity, streamlines registration, and promotes fairer market competition through efficient, partial, and administrative cancellation mechanisms
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Licks Attorneys
How UK extraterritorial decisions are undermining Brazilian judicial sovereignty and violating TRIPS
Senior patent attorneys at Licks Attorneys say recent UK court decisions on FRAND licensing conflict with Brazilian judicial sovereignty and the TRIPS framework governing the territorial independence of patents
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Gün and Partners
Selin Sinem Erciyas of Gün + Partners explores the growing alignment between Turkish courts and the Unified Patent Court in applying a strictly technical-functional standard for patent infringement by equivalence
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Liu, Shen & Associates
Wenjing Zhu of Liu, Shen & Associates explains how China’s administrative adjudication system is reshaping patent enforcement, offering faster, cost-effective, and technically expert resolutions for patentees, while preserving rights to pursue court remedies
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Wanhuida Intellectual Property
Minnan (Miranda) Xie of Wanhuida Intellectual Property analyses how China’s patent authorities and courts assess second medical use inventions, with key CNIPA decisions clarifying the treatment of dosage regimens and patient subgroups in novelty determinations
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Inventa
Vítor Palmela Fidalgo of Inventa examines how Portuguese case law diverges from EU rules on acquired distinctiveness, highlighting the Pão de Rio Maior decision and its implications for trademark interpretation and consumer protection
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Tilleke & Gibbins
Vietnam’s boom in AI-generated songs raises fundamental copyright questions, say Linh Duy Mai and Diep Thi Bich Le of T&G Law Firm LLC (TGVN), the local associate of Tilleke & Gibbins
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Hanol IP & Law
Min Son of Hanol IP & Law explains why the ruling by South Korea’s Intellectual Property High Court marks a key development in online patent enforcement
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Becerril, Coca & Becerril
Carlos Hernández León of Becerril, Coca & Becerril outlines how Mexico’s shift from NAFTA-based patent term extensions to the new SPC regime affects patent holders , particularly in pharmaceuticals, and the strategic steps to secure additional protection