3 October 2025 Fitness giant’s lawsuit claims Garmin’s bike computer, watches and Connect platform infringed its patents covering ‘segments’ and heatmap features.
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Diversity
A spike in agency investigations and more female lead counsel still leave a notable gender gap at the venue, find Troutman Pepper Locke’s Emma Mann, Gwendolyn Tawresey, Brittany Reeves, and Gillian Schutt.
Jurisdiction reports
CK v Dun & Bradstreet Austria shows why laws and practices that treat trade secrets as an automatic shield against a key GDPR provision are due for revision, writes Diogo Antunes of Inventa.
Patents
The country’s computer related inventions guidelines are the most ambitious so far, providing clarity on patenting computer-related inventions and possibly representing a watershed moment for startups, says Pankaj Soni of Remfry & Sagar.
Patents
Analysis of foreign entities in patent filings from 2020 to 2024 shows US companies have a keen interest in the country, says Pedro Moreira, patent consultant.
Jurisdiction reports
Silicon Valley and the R&D corridors of Europe are not the only places where bright ideas begin—it’s time to invest seriously in African science, design, and engineering, writes Miguel Bibe of Inventa.
Copyright
As the nation prepares for its EU Council presidency, Denmark’s proposed new deepfake law to protect people’s face, likeness and voice may influence future European AI policies, write Nick Redfearn of Rouse, and Monika Colak of aera IP.
Jurisdiction reports
Erik Viik of Papula-Nevinpat looks at the dynamics that international applicants need to be aware of to secure and manage their patent rights across the region.
Patents
With growing legislation, research and demand for medical use, cannabis presents an economic opportunity for the Caribbean—but IP rights in the region have some way to go, write Keesha Fleming Lake of Keesha Fleming Lake, and Rachael Lodge Corrie of Foga Daley.
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AI
29 September 2025 Agentic AI may reshape how studios design games and how players experience them, but can developers manage the risk of infringement when content is generated on the fly? Simon Hembt of Bird & Bird explores.
Patents
29 September 2025 International competition in the space sector is expanding, and intellectual property rights are coming to the fore—but is the UK ready? Richard Jaszek of Mathys & Squires explores.
Copyright
26 September 2025 A California federal judge gives the green light to Anthropic’s milestone settlement with authors who accused the AI company of training its Claude chatbot on pirated books.
Careers
26 September 2025 New tech partner, widely recognised as an industry leader in fintech, previously held roles at Covington & Burling and Bloomberg.
Patents
26 September 2025 The coffee chain is hitting back at a Dublin-based non-practising entity, which accused it of infringing patents, citing ‘anti-troll’ state law.
Trade secrets
25 September 2025 A recent oral hearing in the technology firms’ trade secret dispute raised some interesting questions about jury instruction errors, ‘double recovery’ and attorneys’ fees, notes Carolyn Hoecker of Luedtke of Munger, Tolles & Olson.
Trademarks
24 September 2025 The UK Intellectual Property Office has rejected attempts to block a Premier League mark, highlighting the hurdles of genuine use and passing off for descriptive brands.
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