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The 2025 AIPPI World Congress Programme in 3 minutes
The Yokohama Congress Programme in 3 minutes: First reason. An unprecedented number of judges and in-house speakers!
The Sponsorship Brochure is here – 2025 AIPPI World Congress
Exciting news! The 2025 AIPPI World Congress is coming to Yokohama, Japan from 13-16 September.
Easing the Path from Prototype to Product: EU General Court Clarifies Design Grace Period
In its recent judgment of 12 March 2025 in case T-66/24, Lidl Vertriebs GmbH & Co. KG v EUIPO and Liquidleds Lighting Corp., the General Court of the European Union delivered significant clarification on the scope and application of the “grace period” in EU design law under Article 7(2) of EU Regulation No. 6/2002 on Community designs (hereinafter: “CDR”).
Outline of Patent Applications for AI-related Inventions in China
On 31 December 2024, the National Intellectual Property Administration of China (CNIPA) released the "Guidelines for Patent Applications for AI-related Inventions (Trial)" (hereinafter referred to as the "Guidelines"), which aims to provide a comprehensive and in-depth interpretation of the patent examination policy in the field of AI under the framework of China's current patent legal system, addressing the hot legal issues commonly concerned by innovation entities.
Judicial Developments in Copyright Protection for the Fashion Design Industry in China: Clothing Pattern Combinations and Their Presentations on Garments May Be Eligible for Copyright Protection
Plaintiff Beijing Rose Studio Fashion Custom Co., Ltd.'s core designer Guo Pei is China's first haute couture fashion designer and remains Asia's only and China's sole invited member of the Chambre Syndicale de la Haute Couture de Paris to date.
Trademark Squatting in Europe and the UK: A Growing Threat to Cross-Border E-commerce Sellers
Cross-border e-commerce is booming, but intellectual property (IP) protection, specifically trademark squatting, is a rising concern. Trademark squatting in Europe and the UK is increasingly impacting Chinese e-commerce sellers.