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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. 22 September 2025
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. 15 September 2025
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. 2 September 2025
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. 29 August 2025
Jurisdiction reports
Securing IP rights in the world’s 10th largest economy—with its high-growth industries, modernising patent office and vast consumer base—is a strategic imperative, say Cátia Gentil, Gislaine Zulli, and Otto Licks of Licks Attorneys. 28 August 2025
Trademarks
In most cases, the General Court is the final level of appeal for EU trademark disputes. Olivier Lombardo of Dennemeyer & Associates analyses five of the most compelling decisions from this year so far. 27 August 2025
Patents
From setting a clear overall strategy to drafting high-quality claims, Christopher Wheeler and Gerald Murphy of Birch, Stewart, Kolasch & Birch explain how to reduce patent prosecution expenditure and obtain better IP protection. 26 August 2025
AI
Courts in China are increasingly rejecting ‘algorithmic neutrality’ as a defence in AI cases—and businesses need to adapt, say Xiaojun Guo and Hongxia Wu of CCPIT Patent and Trademark Law Office. 22 August 2025
Copyright
Non-fungible tokens provide an unprecedented space for African creators to share their stories and traditions with the world, but awareness of varying copyright laws is essential, explains Isabella Becaro Pinho of Inventa. 20 August 2025
Trademarks
Hui Zhuang of CCPIT Patent and Trademark Law Office discusses several strategies to increase the chance of pharmaceutical or food trademarks that include ingredients being registered. 20 August 2025
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Director – Patents Beth Marshall is a director, patents at Murgitroyd. Murgitroyd