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Discover what the trademark strategies of UEFA, Wimbledon, the Tour de France and the Olympics can tell us about the role of intellectual property in sports.

At the ECTA Annual Conference last month, Ingrid Mennens, Managing Director of Novagraaf Belgium, shared her insights on the hot topic of AI and IP. Here, we summarise some of the key talking points from her presentation.

Defining an IP strategy will enable nascent companies to prepare effectively for their future growth. Colombe Dougnac from Novagraaf’s SME and Startup team explains where to start.

Achieving sufficiency of description can be challenging for patent applications for AI inventions. What can we learn from the EPO Guidelines for Examination? 

Is posting a mark merely communication, or does it constitute actual evidence of use? We examine a recent EU ruling on trademarks and social media.

It cannot have escaped your attention that the Summer Olympic Games will start this 26 July in Paris, followed by the Paralympic Games on 28 August 2024. We’ve recapped the main IP dos and don’ts below to help you prepare your branding strategy for this important global event.

Amazon is to become the first online marketplace to join the IP Enforcement Portal (IPEP), a centralised platform created by EUIPO to exchange information related to IP enforcement. 

The Enlarged Board of Appeal (EBA) at the European Patent Office (EPO) has issued its much-awaited decision in the consolidated cases G1/22 and G2/22. Chris Poll summarises the ruling and its implications for patent holders. 

Patents, trademarks, designs and other forms of intellectual property (IP) play a key role in the success of all modern businesses.

More than 18 months after Russia invaded Ukraine, the war continues to ravage the region. Marion Mercadier considers the situation from a trademark law perspective by examining related trademark refusals and registrations.

Thanks to AI art generators, it’s easier to be ‘creative’ than ever before, but who owns the copyright for art that has been created by a machine? Niké Mion examines recent case law on artificial intelligence and copyright.

Trademark availability and clearance checks are a vital part of the brand development process. Mona Asgari explains how to build a strong IP foundation for brand development from identifying IP assets to trademark clearance searching.