Published As World Intellectual Property Day approaches on 26 April 2026, we asked our Editorial Board for their thoughts on this year’s theme: IP and Sports: Ready, Set, Innovate. Providing unique insight from their respective jurisdictions, our Editorial Board...
Published For trademark practitioners, the operational demands of modern brand protection are outgrowing the workflows most firms and corporate legal departments built even five years ago. The volume issue is not abstract. Watch reports run into the thousands....
Published Picture two patent attorneys starting their Monday morning. The first opens their inbox to a stack of prior art searches, a half-drafted application, and three client requests for updates. They start at the beginning and work through the pile, as they always...
Published Europe is strong in innovation and ideas, but the underuse of intellectual property (IP) as a basis for financing widens the gap with other global economies. Financial and market constraints push many innovative firms to relocate outside the EU. Stronger IP...
Published Today, the UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) has launched a suite of new digital services to apply for, manage, or renew UK patents. The services launched today allow customers to apply for, manage, and renew UK patents in one place. This marks the...
Published The question has moved from law firm strategy meetings into urgent territory: should we build our own AI solution, or buy one? It’s a fair question—and for most patent practices, the answer is clearer than it might first appear. AI is no longer a...
