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The European IP authority, EUIPO, had wrongly declared invalid a design of one of the building bricks of LEGO's toy building sets. LEGO's design protection is therefore upheld.

A finding of liability for direct patent infringement in the U.S. is typically based on the infringing actions of a single entity, either a natural or legal person.

On 6 September 2021, Denmark introduced new, stricter rules for registrants of ‘.dk' domain names. If domain name registrants do not keep their contact information up-to-date...

Disrupting the jewellery industry: A conversation with former Swarovski designer, Mark Smith on new software technology and designing with light.

On 28 October 2021, the Enlarged Board of Appeal of the European Patent Office issued the reasons for decision G 1/21 of 16 July 2021, in which it was ordered...

We were previously introduced to the challenge of dealing with intellectual property (IP), which many startups face sooner rather than later.

The EU Council and European Parliament have agreed on a new “Pharma Package” – a major update to medicines rules in Europe. This is one of the biggest reforms in over 20 years. Once finally endorsed by the Council and the Parliament, the agreement will enter into force.

Danmarks Domstole har offentliggjort en database med afgørelser fra domstolene. Og du kan se med nu.

Before the pandemic, nobody entertained the notion of doing oral proceedings by ViCo, even though the same technology being used now already existed.

The decision T1085/13 of 2018 from the BoA cast the first stone, to shatter the view on novelty of a degree of purity, set out in T 990/96.

The owner of an EU trademark has a five-year grace period where there is no requirement to document commercial use of the registration.

On 11 November 2025, the Regional Court of Munich I ruled that OpenAI’s language models unlawfully used song lyrics by nine German authors. GEMA, acting as the collecting society, claimed that OpenAI’s models had memorised and reproduced copyrighted lyrics without permission. Comparable collecting societies across Scandinavia – such as KODA (Denmark) play similar roles in protecting authors’ rights and are closely watching this development.

In 2020, the number of international patent applications filed via WIPO continued to grow amid the COVID-19 pandemic, and currently there is a noticeable renewed interest in vaccine and antibody-related patents.

In landmark "MONOPOLY" case, EU vetoes re-filings of trademarks to prevent circumvention of the proof of use requirement.

The report from EUIPO has provided us with the following list of factors which may serve to determine if a slogan has distinctive character.

Do you know the COVID-induced trends and risks that impact you as a brand owner.

Companies invest heavily in visual identity, but without proper protection, that investment remains vulnerable. Design registration offers a practical approach to safeguarding product appearance by focusing on novelty and individual character, making it essential to consider protection early and align filing strategies with target markets.