"Thinking outside the confines of the continental map". In the beginning of 2015, Benoît Battistelli, President of the European Patent Office (EPO), unequivocally set the scene for the coming years.

Unicorn companies may be rare, but they are no myth. These high-growth startups — privately owned and valued at over $1 billion USD — have reshaped entire industries...

Cases brought under US state right of publicity laws often draw on concepts in trademark and copyright law. Roxana Sullivan of Dennemeyer & Associates explains more.

Even with the seemingly inescapable presence of smartphones and computers in life today, television still has an impact that sets it apart from other entertainment media.

Trademarks have come a long way, from a simple mark left by an ancient artist through the centuries to a knockdown, drag-out fight between Iceland, the frozen food company, and Iceland,

The oldest confirmed musical instruments on Earth date back more than 40,000 years, and it is possible that prehistoric humans produced sounds similar to singing before sophisticated speech entered culture.

There are just 75 days left until the end of the Brexit transition period on December 31, 2020. Although the negotiations between the EU and the UK government on a free-trade deal are still ongoing

On March 1, 2018, the validation agreement between the European Patent Office (EPO) and Cambodia will enter into force.

The use of sloping stripes altered the distinctive character of that mark.

The meme is now very well established as an element of pop culture, but it is also difficult to define succinctly.

Businesses around the world increasingly understand the importance of Intellectual Property (IP) assets, such as patents, trademarks, copyrights and trade secrets.

The crux of the matter is that patented medicines are costly, often prohibitively for the poorest nations. Ultimately, this impediment derives from the fact that the research and ...

Video games are anything but child's play. They have become one of the most popular forms of entertainment in the world and, consequently, very big business.

The biggest United Nations Climate Change Conference yet, COP28, was held in Dubai during November and December 2023 and resulted in the first "global stocktake" of efforts to address...

Everybody active in R&D knows that there are situations when progress seems to be too slow or the evolution becomes stuck along the way.

Most of the time, the Intellectual Property (IP) cycle progresses slowly but systematically. After a court or IP office action is filed, one can expect it to be eventually...

Summer festivals create memorable experiences through music, food, and culture, but behind the excitement lies a complex portfolio of intellectual property assets. From trademark protection of festival names to copyright management of performances and merchandise licensing, these legal frameworks help organizers build lasting brands that generate value long after the final encore.

Back-to-school season is a parade of freshly sharpened pencils, crisp exercise books and backpacks still untested by the chaos of buses...

It has been an eventful few days in the world of IP law, with three high-profile cases making headlines. In trademarks, the Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland...

Counterfeiting and especially piracy are sometimes called "victimless crimes."