Intellectual Property Law and Copyright Laws

In response to a request for confidentiality, the respondents asked the Local Division Düsseldorf to permit the disclosure of confidential information in parallel proceedings between...

Behind the postcard-perfect scenery lies a complex trademark regime split between two distinct jurisdictions: the Republic of Cyprus in the south and the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus in the north.

After more than two years of UPC case law, the sample size of UPC decisions justifies a first UPC Fact Check. Of course, any fact check is only a snapshot as the UPC...

On 9 February 2012, the Court of Justice of the European Union (the "ECJ") answered a preliminary question referred to it by the High Court of Justice of England and Wales (the "Referring Court") in Novartis AG ("Novartis") v. Actavis UK Ltd.

A recently published decision of the European Patent Office’s (EPO) Board of Appeal about European patents and clinical trials provides for interesting reading and for some important pointers about how to deal with clinical trials for medicinal products but also for medical devices as to not destroy novelty of a patentable invention with invalidity as result.

The patent of Oliver Brüstle that is at stake relates to purified neural precursor cells and to processes for their production from embryonic stem cells.

Copyright Comparative Guide for the jurisdiction of Belgium, check out our comparative guides section to compare across multiple countries

Copyright Comparative Guide for the jurisdiction of Poland, check out our comparative guides section to compare across multiple countries

In today's knowledge-driven economy, intellectual property (IP) assets often hold more value than traditional physical assets.

Chinese technology startup DeepSeek has made a significant impact on the AI industry with the launch of two large language models (LLMs) that rival the performance of dominant tools developed by US tech giants.

July 2025 – The European Commission issued an informal guidance letter to the Automotive Licensing Negotiation Group (ALNG)...

The global iGaming industry is growing fast. With this growth comes a need for licensing that supports quick setup, flexible business models, and cross-border recognition.