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Patents
As a US federal shutdown grips IP-critical agencies, layoffs, office closures, and resource cutbacks are underway at the US Patent and Trademark Office. 2 October 2025
Patents
As John Squires makes the bold move to allow patentability of an AI-related invention in Ex parte Desjardins, experts broadly welcome the decision—but encourage some caution, discovers Sarah Speight. 2 October 2025
Trade secrets
The healthtech giant has convinced a US court to freeze the assets of two Chinese startups and their ex-employees for breaching an injunction for trade secret theft of X-ray tubes used in CT scanners. 1 October 2025
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. 1 October 2025
Trademarks
The German drinks maker has successfully persuaded the EUIPO Board of Appeal to block a trademark application from an Italian rival, despite it being visually and phonetically dissimilar to its own mark. 30 September 2025
Careers
Duo have a combined 60 years of experience in patent litigation, prosecution, and patent portfolio management across mechanical, electrical, medical devices, chemical and pharmaceutical tech. 30 September 2025
Patents
A landmark decision sees the European Patent Office confirm that once all original appeals are withdrawn, third-party interveners cannot continue proceedings. 29 September 2025
AI
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. 29 September 2025
Patents
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. 29 September 2025
Copyright
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. 26 September 2025
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