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The new legislation signals a shift towards proactive platform responsibility and infringement prevention, write Linh Duy Mai and Diep Thi Bich Le of T&G Law Firm LLC (TGVN), the local associate of Tilleke & Gibbins

Duncan Maguire and Paul Ramara of Spoor & Fisher explain how Tanzania’s recently introduced trademark recordation system now accepts ARIPO and foreign registrations, while national filings remain the strongest enforcement tool

Eduardo Hallak, Juliana Neves, and Sarah Lucas of Licks Attorneys examine Brazil's growing debate over patent term adjustment and the legislative proposals seeking to address examination delays

Raluca Vasilescu of Cabinet M Oproiu considers how AI and pricing pressures could affect patent attorneys’ work in the near future

Nick Aries of Bird & Bird LLP examines how agentic AI could reshape brand discovery, trademark enforcement, and comparative advertising, and outlines key risks for brand owners

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