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Een merkgeschil is vaak slechts het zichtbare deel van een breder commercieel conflict tussen partijen. Wanneer ondernemingen in meerdere landen actief zijn...

Het Verenigd Koninkrijk kent binnen zijn nationale IE-stelsel al lange tijd een onderscheidend en gebruiksvriendelijk instrument: het seriemerk.

There was a significant ruling in the Doe v. Github case involving training of AI code generator models on open source. The United States Court of Appeals for The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court ruling dismissing part of an action brought under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (“DMCA”) by programmers against GitHub, Inc., and other defendants. The issues centered on whether defendants removed copyright management information (CMI) from content used to train the AI code generator models.

Canada's Intellectual Property Office has introduced a new expedited examination program for patent applications in critical technology areas, including a dedicated stream for innovations related to the processing, extraction, and refining of minerals on Canada's critical minerals list. The program offers accelerated patent examination on a first-come, first-served basis with specific eligibility requirements and annual application limits.

Understanding the legal framework surrounding trade names is essential for any business owner. This article explores how trade names function as identifiers in the marketplace...

Canada's Intellectual Property Office has introduced a new expedited examination program for patent applications in critical technology sectors. The Key Technology Expedited Program waives the advanced examination fee and promises first office action within seven months for qualifying applications related to critical minerals supply chain innovations.