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Trademarks
The beverage company’s latest strike at the International Trade Commission highlights the growing use of trade remedies to combat the problem posed by grey market goods. 8 June 2026
Patents
New guidance for the notoriously complex world of calculating royalty rates for standard-essential patents is crucial for enabling innovation, competition and inclusive economic growth, says the World Intellectual Property Organization. 8 June 2026
Trademarks
The thriving urban sport is attracting entrepreneurs and investors, with hundreds of new brands being registered compared to a couple of dozen related to tennis. 6 June 2026
Trademarks
Two Olympic Games committees convinced a California court to impose a partial injunction on branded products, after suing a Chinese health and wellness manufacturer. 5 June 2026
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. 4 June 2026
AI
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority imposes a new requirement on Google that will help “secure a fairer deal for publishers and consumers”. 4 June 2026
Patents
In the first of two decisions following appeals heard last week, the Court of Appeal overturned an injunction against Kodak in the UK and Germany, and provides “welcome clarity” to the UPC’s role and reach over European patents in non-UPC territories. 3 June 2026
Trademarks
European officials blocked supermarket’s ‘Buval’ after highlighting the consumer confusion risks in busy, noisy environments where partial similarities between short marks carry more weight. 3 June 2026
Trademarks
The eco-brand is walking a fine line between trademark enforcement and consumer perception, after suing an environmental activist and drag queen. 2 June 2026
Unified Patent Court
The court has officially opened its mediation and arbitration forum, with technology, life sciences and manufacturing companies expected to be among its earliest users—particularly in FRAND and licensing cases. 2 June 2026
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