Insights

The General Court of the EU recently considered whether the name Pablo Escobar can be registered as an EU trademark on the grounds of public order and/or morality, as Miriam den Boogert explains.

After filing a national patent application, it may be desirable to seek protection for the invention that forms the focus of the application in other territories by utilising the right of priority. Marie Houppe and Kate McNamara set out the options.  

This year's INTA Annual Meeting in Atlanta (18–22 May) promises to be packed with fascinating discussions. The sessions scheduled at the conference remind us how technology is increasingly so important for trademark practice, as Luke Portnow explains.

With artworks, musical compositions and even literary texts now being created solely by artificial intelligence (AI), who owns the copyrights of such works? After a Czech court issues the first European ruling in an AI and copyright dispute, Niels van der Lee examines its implications for this fast-evolving field of IP law. 

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

As demand for sustainable products has grown, so has the number of brands making green claims, but who is eligible to register ‘green trademarks’?

You can protect your brand assets using national, regional and/or international trademark filing systems, but which route should you choose? Maxime Schoots outlines the differences.

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.

In a recent trademark decision in the UK, the Supreme Court considered what constitutes targeting in relation to cross-border e-commerce and infringing use of UK and EU trademark rights on global online marketplaces. We outline what it means for brand owners and global businesses.