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Tariq Shajahan and Willem Niesing of NLO analyse dredging-related patent filings in key jurisdictions and highlight contrasting Western and Asian approaches to innovation, from component-level engineering to system-wide methodologies and AI-driven optimisation

Vivien Chan and Fandy Ip of Vivien Chan & Co examine measures to combat bad-faith filings, expanded trademark protection, and stronger enforcement tools under China’s revised Trademark Law

Wilson K Y Cheng of Tai E International Patent & Law Office examines how the Patent Examination Guidelines and court judgments seek to avoid hindsight bias when assessing non-obviousness and inventive step

Ranjan Narula of RNA, Technology and IP Attorneys examines the AI copyright dispute of ANI v OpenAI, and whether a compulsory licensing framework could reconcile innovation objectives with the rights and commercial interests of creators

Alexander Ortlieb, Moritz Kampmann, and Stephan Maidl of Maiwald highlight six EPO appeal decisions that map the absolute floor of what patent applications for AI inventions must disclose – and how spectacularly some applicants miss that mark

Baran Güney and Elif Melis Özsoy of Gün + Partners examine a ruling on whether using competitors’ trademarks in Google Ads constitutes infringement, emphasising the burden of proof and arguing for assessment under unfair competition law

Senior Zacco attorneys explain the best practices that can help prevent intellectual property disputes reaching court in a podcast held in partnership with Managing IP

Alessandro Cossu of Bugnion SpA examines the Unified Patent Court’s ‘holistic approach’ to inventive step, arguing that it departs from EPO practice, risks hindsight, and may undermine predictability and harmonisation in European patent law

Vítor Palmela Fidalgo of Inventa reviews three years of Unified Patent Court jurisprudence, examining emerging approaches to claim interpretation, prosecution history, doctrine of equivalents, and prior use

The singer is among an increasing number of celebrities using trademark law to counter AI-generated impersonation. Ann Henry, Sarah McMullen, and Isabel Humburg of Bird & Bird (Ireland) examine evolving challenges for brand owners

Chinese enterprises are mastering the ‘rules of the game’ and leveraging patents to strengthen their competitive position, explains Li Weina of PurpleVine IP

Ranjan Narula and Abhishek Nangia of RNA, Technology and IP Attorneys explain how the ruling clarifies the limits on the use of personal names in pharmaceutical trademarks