News & Reports
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.
The Riyadh Design Law Treaty: Bringing Design Law into the Future
In 2007, I began attending sessions of the World Intellectual Property Organization’s (WIPO’s) Standing Committee on Trademarks, Industrial Designs, and Geographical Indications (SCT) in Geneva, Switzerland, to discuss the development of the Design Law Treaty.
Belgian Activities at the 2024 AIPPI World Congress
The 2024 AIPPI World Congress, held in Hangzhou, China, brought together a global assembly of IP professionals to deliberate on important issues in intellectual property law. The event, spanning four days from 19 to 22 November, was marked by dynamic exchanges, engaging panel sessions, and vibrant social events.
The Vitra / Kwantum Case | A Next Step in the Harmonisation of EU Copyright Law
On 24 October 2024, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) delivered an important judgment in the Vitra/Kwantum case (C-227/23): EU Member States cannot use reciprocity provisions to deny copyright protection to original works of applied art, even if these works originate from non-EU Member States that do not offer copyright protection.
No second-hand market for online video games, declares French Supreme Court
Cour de cassation, 1st Civil Chamber, 23 October 2024, No. 23-13.738 In a highly anticipated decision for the video game industry, the French Supreme Court (Cour de Cassation) has brought an end to the nearly decade-long legal battle between the video game distribution platform Steam, developed by Valve, and the French consumer advocacy group UFC - Que Choisir (hereafter ‘UFC’).
Complexity of Pharmaceutical Patent Regulation in India: an all-inclusive analysis of the Dolutegravir Patent Case
Section 3(d) of the Indian Patents Act, 1970 is arguably one of the most sophisticated and strategic moves undertaken in regulation of intellectual property in the drugs sector.