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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

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

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

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

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

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