In this interview, AIPPI Reporter General Ralph Nack examines the key forces reshaping patent law, from AI and standard-essential patents to the Unified Patent Court and the growing influence of emerging innovation regions, while considering what practitioners should be prepared for by 2030.

Jan Goering of Boehmert & Boehmert argues that Article 84 EPC clarity objections have expanded beyond their intended procedural role in European patent examination.

Kaiwen LIU of Beijing Sanyou IP Agency Ltd. examines the growing use of generative AI in patent drafting and Office action responses, identifying where it can be deployed compliantly and where it risks crossing professional and ethical boundaries.

Recent German case law is making damages claims more attractive for patentees – and more complex for defendants – particularly where infringing products create long-term revenue streams beyond the initial sale. Dr Christian Meyer and Heike Röder-Hitschke of Maiwald explain how German courts are expanding patent damages to capture infringement-driven follow-on revenues.

Ekaterina Petrova and Victor Lisovenko of Patentica explain how centralized EAPO procedures interact with differing national rules across EAPC member states, compare extension eligibility and duration by jurisdiction, and highlight strategic advantages of Eurasian patents over national filings.

Dr Michael Pfeifer and Dr Dirk Schüßler-Langeheine of Hoffmann Eitle consider the growing reach of European cross-border patent litigation after BSH v. Electrolux, focusing on recent UPC and national-court decisions and their strategic implications for patent proprietors and defendants.

Natalia Nikolaeva, Partner, and Ilya Goryachev, Counsel, at Gorodissky & Partners explore the development of Russian disputes of compulsory licensing in a pharma relevant context, including the recent decision of the Constitutional Court setting the interpretation of legal issues for such disputes.

Dr. Alexey Vakhnin of Vakhnina and Partners sits down with Dr. Grigory Ivliev, President of the Eurasian Patent Office (EAPO), to discuss recent developments in the Eurasian patent system, with a particular focus on industrial design protection.

AI has made intellectual property cheaper to create and cheaper to assert. It has done little to make it cheaper to defend. David Bloom of Safeguard IP argues that for the businesses caught between those two facts, the gap is widening.

Ramzan Khusainov and Anton Khomyakov of Khusainov Khomyakov & Partners outline the present framework and the points that most often decide the commercial outcome for international
patent owners and their counsel.

As AI becomes inventors’ first stop before patent counsel, Mark G. Bloom examines how chatbots are transforming patent intake, bringing new disclosure risks, deceptively polished drafts, and heightened expectations for immediate advice.

Chamelia Sari of PRAWIRANEGARA Intellectual Property examines a recent case in which her client successfully defeated an anti-competitive utility model enforcement attempt after a competitor sought to block its dual inhaler product.

Featuring: Carina Gommers, Founding Partner of CAST

Adapting strategies for European patent risk mitigation and patent portfolio development for the Unified Patent Court (UPC).

Luis Fernando Granados of Uhthoff explains how recent reforms to Mexican patent law and practice are significantly accelerating substantive examination before the IMPI, creating a major opportunity for applicants in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and other time-sensitive sectors.

As patent volumes rise and technologies become more complex, AI is emerging as an indispensable tool in intellectual property practice. This article examines how AI is augmenting rather than replacing IP professionals, enabling them to focus on oversight, interpretation, and higher-value decision-making.

Robert Klinski of Patentship argues that patents can give investors lower-risk exposure to high-growth technologies than start-up equity. He explains how well-timed patent portfolios, aligned with market demand and patentability requirements, can capture value as technologies such as 5G, IoT, blockchain, AI, and cybersecurity begin to scale.

Yoshiteru Mizumoto of Asamura IP explores how Japan can translate its clean energy patent leadership into global market competitiveness amid growing international competition.

Eduardo Hallak and Rafaella Oliveira of Licks Attorneys explain how pharmaceutical companies can build stronger and more enforceable patent portfolios in Brazil by going beyond composition-of-matter patents and strategically protecting incremental innovations.

Shrawan Chopra and Achyut Tewari of Anand and Anand examine India’s 2025 CRI Guidelines, which consolidate the law on patent eligibility for computer-related and AI inventions.