Intellectual Property Law and Copyright Laws

La République de Moldavie rejoindra officiellement l’Organisation européenne des brevets (OEB) le 1ᵉʳ juin 2026, devenant ainsi le 40ᵉ État membre de la Convention sur le brevet européen (CBE).

In China, we have moved from single-asset–focused agreements to a collaborative model aimed at leveraging the country’s ability to accelerate clinical trials in a highly competitive environment.

The application underlying the discussed decision concerns a method for the automated creation of personalized phishing documents, intended for corporate security awareness training, that uses two separate databases...

Finally, the CJEU published its long-awaited judgment in the joint cases MIO & Konektra. A utilitarian object is protected by copyright if it expresses free and creative choices and reflects the author's personality.

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

The Regional Court of Düsseldorf (LG Düsseldorf) has, as far as is known, become the first German court to apply the partly new principles established by the European Court of Justice (ECJ)...

Voor houders van intellectuele eigendomsrechten maken deze cijfers duidelijk dat merkbescherming niet langer uitsluitend reactief kan blijven.

On 11 March 2026, the EU General Court ruled in case T326/25, concerning the assessment of the laudatory nature of the IMPRESS word trademark application filed...

The European Union Intellectual Property Office (“EUIPO”) SME Fund 2026 enables eligible small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to reclaim part of the cost of trademark registration...

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

Young entrepreneurs are driving innovation, creating new markets, and challenging traditional ways of doing business. While creativity and ambition are essential for success, legal protection is just as important.

On 12 September 2025, the EU Data Act (Regulation (EU) 2023/2854) became applicable across the EU. Finland’s complementary enforcement legislation, the Act on the Supervision of Data Management and Data Sharing (laki datan hallinnan ja jakamisen valvonnasta 1148/2025), entered into force on 1 January 2026.