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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.
While Nigeria’s IP Policy is a significant step to modernising the country’s IP framework, effective implementation across existing statutes is key, write Victress Elechi & Boluwatife Oshikoya of Inventa.
WIPR Leaders is a trusted global community of leading IP professionals, inspired by personal connections made at events like the INTA Annual Meeting, says Baron Armah-Kwantreng of WIPR Rankings.
In force since 1995, the trade agreement’s blanket IP provisions are being challenged by emerging technologies and the different needs of individual countries, says Ana Neves of Inventa.
The streaming giant’s deal with one of the biggest entertainment titles inherently includes a vast body of IP. Malcolm Meeks of Finnegan explains what’s on the table.
From determining who will own newly developed IP, to confidentiality and regulatory issues, Ana Neves of Inventa discusses what to consider when establishing partnerships.
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.
With growing legislation, research and demand for medical use, cannabis presents an economic opportunity for the Caribbean—but IP rights in the region have some way to go, write Keesha Fleming Lake of Keesha Fleming Lake, and Rachael Lodge Corrie of Foga Daley.
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The company’s record-breaking IPO had promised to make its owner the world’s first trillionaire—what will be the impact on its historically guarded IP strategy?
A UK-based company’s complaint that a British ex-director stole trade secrets to join a major Middle Eastern competitor, taking 23 other colleagues with him, will be heard in an English court.
A US litigation study shows telecoms disputes dominated patent cases between 2019 and 2025, with AI making an impact, trade secrets rising, and rights holders looking at a wider IP toolkit.
Texas court finds digital ‘ringfencing’ and defendants’ stipulations sufficient, in a case that highlights the blurred lines in the increasingly competitive functional beverage industry.
A US appeals court has thrown out a multimillion-dollar jury verdict, highlighting the importance of timely filing in a decision with potentially far-reaching implications for disputes.
The automaker was dealt a blow by the Federal Circuit in its dispute with a software developer, in a ruling with implications for how much in trade secrets damages plaintiffs can recover.
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