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Intellectual Property (IP) law shapes how we develop, protect and share innovations, brands and creative works.

When podcasts first entered the scene in the mid-2000s, they found themselves before a vast, unexploited media territory and quickly expanded to fill this new "ecological niche."

The European Patent Office's Enlarged Board of Appeal has issued a landmark decision in G 1/25 "Hydroponics," addressing a fundamental question that has divided practitioners for years: when patent claims are amended during examination, must the description be adapted to match? The ruling establishes that inconsistencies between claims and descriptions only require correction when they result in non-compliance with the European Patent Convention, not merely for achieving formal consistency.

Whether for a high-street brand, an online service provider or a research company at the forefront of technology, effective Intellectual Property (IP) management is essential for innovating, expanding market share and protecting their competitive edge

At first glance, it is easy to assume the energy sector is driven exclusively by need. Power is at the heart of everything, from home comfort to worldwide manufacturing...

Social media has become entrenched in modern life, so it is only natural that it now plays a sizable role in marketing and sales. Promotional campaigns, brand awareness drives...

We recently covered some of the perils of flawed rebrands: customer alienation, reputational damage and financial loss. Typically arriving hand-in-hand, these can result from a failure...

The story of Intellectual Property (IP) is written where longevity meets change. This month's news summary from across the intangible...

Apatent can only be infringed in those jurisdictions where it is enforced. Sounds simple enough. But more than 70% of the Earth's surface is covered by water, so what regulations...

In many ways, information and communication technology (ICT) has been at the center of most human progress over the last six decades. The creation, distribution and utilization...

Momentum is a precious resource for the Intellectual Property (IP) system; hard to come by, easily squandered and massively influential. Seizing those gains already made and building upon...

The business landscape has never been as competitive as it is today, meaning a company's reputation among consumers is inseparable from its image and indispensable to its brand.

Nothing inspires Intellectual Property (IP) innovation quite like our love of celebration. That is certainly the case when it comes to Christmas decorations, an ever-expanding frontier of bright lights and IP rights.

In most cases, the proper Intellectual Property (IP) protection for an invention is a patent. But there are times when you might want to consider a trade secret instead.

Patent prosecution entails arguing for the patentability of your invented machines, devices, methods or systems. This starts with applying for and successfully receiving a patent...

At a time when artificial intelligence (AI) is creating handbags, where "dupes" blur the lines between inspiration and imitation and where counterfeit goods appear on social networks like ordinary stories...

The popularity of second-hand goods is evident in the success of platforms such as Vinted, Vinterior, Thrift+ and Back Market. Other websites are also adapting to compete with them: In October this year.