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13 July 2026 As Apple accuses former senior staff of an elaborate strategy to poach staff to benefit OpenAI's hardware plans, Sarah Speight considers the most striking aspects of a potentially game-changing case.
10 July 2026
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Trademarks
Significant administrative backlogs at Angola’s Industrial Property Office have delayed trademark registrations, creating a challenge for brand owners to demonstrate ownership. Miguel Bibe of Inventa explores how to prove and enforce rights amid delays.
Jurisdiction reports
Weight loss drugs promise a diabetes breakthrough in Africa, but patent barriers stall access. What does COVID-19 tell us about how to solve the continent’s silent crisis? Sofia Araújo of Inventa explores.
Trademarks
FIFA's corruption trials got all the press, but there's a quieter legal fight that never stops: protecting its brand. Craig Savitzky of Pirical collates data on some of the firms doing FIFA's intellectual property work.
Trademarks
With no football team to cheer on, China’s interest has turned to an ex-PE teacher now top referee dubbed the ‘Card Master’—but others are looking to cash in on his valuable brand.
Trademarks
Statutory periods for filing evidence must be adhered to and ‘negligent counsel’ defences will be rejected, according to a noteworthy judgment involving the tech giant’s ‘Tivoli’ mark, say C A Brijesh and Simranjot Kaur of Remfry & Sagar.
Trade secrets
Ownership is central to the concept of IP, but what happens when the what, or even the who, is unknown? Ana Neves of Inventa explores.
Patents
The English courts have long highlighted the lack of enforceable arbitration as the core reason for "dysfunctional" global FRAND dispute resolution, but Acer v Nokia creates a potential solution, says Robert Lundie Smith of Charles Russell Speechlys.
Trademarks
Manual and partially automated systems across the continent are impacting the speed and reliability of trademark protection, but some jurisdictions are setting a precedent for a ‘paperless’ future, says Inês Sequeira of Inventa.
Latest Conference Videos
AI
The rise of agentic AI is creating new opportunities for IP owners, alongside complex questions around risk, liability and regulatory compliance. This session considers how emerging developments may reshape IP protection frameworks across key jurisdictions.
Patents
As generative AI becomes more integrated into patent drafting, questions are emerging around its long-term impact on quality, validity and enforceability. This closing debate weighs up the risks and opportunities, and considers how organisations can adopt AI responsibly in patent practice.
Patents
Global filing strategies are becoming harder to maintain as jurisdictions, costs and commercial priorities continue to shift. This session contrasts traditional approaches with more dynamic models being used to manage international portfolios more efficiently.
Future of IP
What does it take for IP teams to be heard at executive level? This session focuses on practical ways to translate legal and technical work into business value that resonates with senior leadership, particularly in high-pressure environments where ROI must be clearly demonstrated.
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Patents
8 July 2026 While they account for nearly 13% of GDP, intangible assets remain largely under-measured, according to the World Intellectual Property Organisation.
Careers
8 July 2026 Focusing on technology and life sciences clients, the new San Fran-based Debevoise & Plimpton hire brings both in-house and private practice litigation experience across trade secrets and commercial disputes.
Community & Inclusion
8 July 2026 From record-breaking litigation wins to billion-dollar deals and global policy leadership, this year’s cohort features the women shaping the future of intellectual property law.
Careers
7 July 2026 After almost 20 years at Goodwin, the patent and trade secrets supremo whose clients include Meta, IBM and Novartis, joins his new employer’s Washington, DC office.
Copyright
6 July 2026 As the world is gripped by football fever, Nick Redfearn—global head of enforcement at Rouse—spotlights the multimillion-dollar illicit live-streaming industry in Southeast Asia, a piracy hotbed.
Copyright
6 July 2026 Jurors will decide whether almost 2,000 tracks by more than 150 artists—including Bad Bunny, Drake and Enrique Iglesias—infringed a classic 1989 reggaeton Jamaican hit with songs like Despacito.
Trademarks
6 July 2026 A Chinese court favours the luxury house in its dispute with a local tea brand, prompting questions about where cultural design heritage ends and trademark protection begins.
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