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6 November 2025 Barley Snyder partner Sal Anastasi—woodworker, pilot, and now head of the AIPLA—speaks to WIPR about the urgent need for clarity in patent eligibility, and why collaboration and engagement are essential as the USPTO ushers in a period of rapid change.
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More than 1,500 brands are now partnering directly with the online marketplace to reinforce intellectual property safeguards.
Brands now have a better idea of what will pass the test after the EU General Court set a new threshold for distinctiveness, explains João Pereira Cabral of Inventa.
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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.
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.
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30 October 2025 Private practitioners, in-house counsel and IP services from around the world converge in the US capital for the major event, from where Sarah Speight provides on-the-ground coverage.
30 October 2025 With fraudsters exploiting new technologies, the company’s Kenya Williams explains why vigilant enforcement is money well spent to maintain a ‘clean’ brand.
29 October 2025 The US retailer’s trademark counsel explained how in-house lawyers can make brand portfolios work harder for the business, reports Muireann Bolger from the WIPR Trademarks & Brand Protection Summit.
28 October 2025 Around two million “cloned” UK trademarks were created after Brexit—and they may be vulnerable at the turn of the year, lawyers are cautioning.
27 October 2025 UK appeals court says demanding extensive details, including specific colour hues like Pantone numbers in the figurative mark registrations, would be ‘unworkable’.
27 October 2025 Experienced hires, including ‘one of the nation’s leading authorities on trademark law’, add weight to the firm’s growing IP team.
24 October 2025 Court of Appeal backs ruling invalidating several of Adidas’ UK trademarks, marking another victory for US designer Thom Browne in its long-running dispute over stripe motifs.
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