Luxembourg: Intellectual Property

Intellectual property disputes can be resolved through mediation, offering faster, cheaper, and more confidential solutions than litigation. This comprehensive guide explores how organizations can maximize their chances...

The European Court of Justice has delivered a landmark ruling clarifying what constitutes "individual character" in EU design protection, addressing whether creativity and originality are necessary requirements. This decision resolves longstanding uncertainty about how design rights differ from copyright protection and whether selecting from predefined components can still qualify for intellectual property protection.

From the roar of the crowd to the precision of a last-second goal, sport captivates billions worldwide. But behind every athletic achievement lies a complex web of innovation, branding, and technology—all powered by Intellectual Property. Discover how patents, trademarks, and copyrights shape the games we love, from basketball's humble beginnings to today's data-driven training systems.

Luxury brands are expanding beyond traditional product categories into wellness, hospitality, and experiential services, fundamentally transforming how trademark protection must adapt. As fashion houses open cafés, beauty brands operate spas, and heritage maisons launch wellness programs, the legal framework struggles to keep pace with ecosystem-based diversification that challenges conventional notions of brand boundaries and distinctiveness.

Before a song finds its way into our ears, it begins quietly: a stray thought, a scribbled lyric, a single chord played in a moment of instinct.

The story of human progress and expression is put on display by museums in the works of sculptors, painters, craftspeople and great scientific thinkers.

R. 222.2 RoP only allows the Court of Appeal to disregard new facts and evidence, not new legal arguments. Since claim construction is a question of law, the appellant could challenge the first instance’s claim interpretation by raising a new legal argument on appeal.

The Court of Appeal in Luxembourg addresses critical procedural questions regarding the suspension of first-instance proceedings during appeals of preliminary objection rejections under the Unified Patent Court Agreement. The decision examines whether exceptional circumstances warrant staying proceedings and clarifies the court's authority to conditionally add interveners as parties to ensure counterclaim admissibility.

The Court of Appeal examines a request for discretionary review in a patent dispute between Adobe Inc., Adobe Systems Software Ireland Limited, and KEEEX SAS concerning European Patent EP 2 949 070. This procedural matter involves multiple rules of procedure including provisions on discretionary review, case management, and appellate processes within the Unified Patent Court framework.

Today, an organization's intangible assets can be worth considerably more than its cash, liquid financial holdings, equipment and real estate.

Morning starts before you are fully awake. You walk into the kitchen, reach for the cupboard and follow a sequence your body knows by heart. It feels routine, almost invisible.

When the warm weather rolls in, the call of the backyard feast is almost irresistible. Sizzling sausages, the tang of smoky ribs and the friendly hum of conversation...