Article 27.2 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights states the following: "Everyone has the right to the protection of the moral and material interests resulting from any scientific, literary or artistic production of which he is the author."

Indeed, there are also different categories of patent claims that can be used. In general, a distinction can be made between two different categories.

Today the metaverse is still a mystery to many. There are more questions than answers. Particularly in relation intellectual property rights ("IPR") infringements in these emerging worlds.

Unlike the EUIPO and the Benelux IP Office, the Chinese Trademark Office can refuse a new trademark application based on a prior conflicting mark without...

You must have been living on Mars lately to not know that the metaverse is the next best thing. One can give several definitions to the metaverse, but – simply put...

In this perspective, the claims should not be interpreted strictly, in the sense of only the dictionary definition of a certain wording.

Our digital economy has become more and more data driven. Databases today are increasingly generated and verified with the means of machines, sensors and other new technologies, for example Artificial Intelligence or the Internet of Things.

Contraception is not a novel concept for anyone in this day and age. In fact, due to the advances in science and technology, we can now find innovative contraceptives even in our local pharmacies and drug stores.

Filing Patents is often an important aspect for implementing an intellectual property strategy for innovative companies.

Since 1 January 2021, EU trademarks (EUTMs) are no longer protected trademarks in the UK due to Brexit. In light hereof, the UK IPO created a comparable UK trade mark...

After a surge in popularity and an increased interest from regulators, virtual currencies — also known as cryptocurrencies — have entered into a new phase in their relatively short history...

It's been a bad few weeks for Internet-enabled "smart" children's toys. Citing privacy and security concerns, on Feb. 17, the Bundesnetzagentur, Germany's Federal Network Agency for Electricity, Gas, Telecommunications, Post and Railway, announced that it had banned a popular doll called My Friend Cayla and decisively removed the product from the German marketplace.

The Indian Patent Law has often been deemed as one of the most rigid and austere laws in the world, with limited flexibility, especially in terms of deadlines.

Adire which is derived from the Yoruba etymology of àdì (to tie) and rẹ (to dye)1 is a hand-dyed fabric traditionally made by artisans of the Yoruba ethnic group in Southwestern Nigeria.

According to article 3(1) of the Belgian Royal Decree No. 38 of 27 July 1967 on the application of the social security scheme for self-employed persons, agents of a company or association liable to pay Belgian corporation tax or Belgian tax on non-residents are irrebuttably presumed to pursue a professional activity in Belgium as self-employed persons.