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Proposed reforms aim to simplify registration, tackle bad-faith filings and strengthen design rights for the country’s multi-billion pound design industry. 4 November 2026
AI
In a “potentially transformative” opinion for generative AI developers, Europe’s highest court advises that training LLMs on copyrighted works may be permissible under EU law, but reproducing protected content in chatbot responses could risk copyright infringement. 4 November 2026
Patents
From November 1, oral proceedings before a Board of Appeal can be audio-recorded and transcribed using artificial intelligence, but any material generated will be kept internal and will not form part of the file or be made available. 3 November 2026
Careers
Joining in Wisconsin, the senior counsel brings “sophisticated” trademark experience and leadership, and a “practical understanding” of clients’ brand-protection challenges. 3 November 2026
Trademarks
Tests on seized counterfeit cosmetics reveal harmful substances, as purchases of fake beauty products soar among young UK adults. 2 November 2026
Trademarks
Amid an evolving legal framework and shifting demands from increasingly global Chinese enterprises, the law firms and practitioners in WIPR’s China Trademark Rankings 2026 are this year’s go-to advisors for brand-related legal matters in the country. 2 November 2026
Patents
Over the past 20 years, the focus of IP in China has shifted from protecting mainly foreign brands from Chinese counterfeiters. Now, the country is able to protect its own innovation, and multinational companies must prepare accordingly, write Landy Jiang and Carol Wang of Lusheng, a Rouse Group firm. 2 November 2026
Trademarks
When a Brazilian company launched its popular lip balm 'Carmed' in Portugal, it arrived under the new name 'Flavy' following a successful trademark opposition by the owner of revival brand 'Carmex'. Paula Vener of Inventa examines the decision and the vital lessons it holds. 30 October 2026
Trademarks
The dispute pits the owner of the Swiss chocolate brand against an independent vegan company, raising more questions about how far trademark protection can extend to the shape of a product. 30 October 2026
Careers
Mrs Justice Joanna Smith—who decided the landmark Getty Images v Stability AI, among other notable cases—becomes deputy president of the Business and Property Division of the UK High Court, while Sir Colin Birss fills Sir Geoffrey Vos’ shoes as new master of the rolls. 30 October 2026
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