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Rothy’s secures injunction protecting design patents and trade dress in footwear dispute
A US federal court has entered a consent judgment and permanent injunction protecting Rothy's footwear designs, adopting stipulated findings that 10 design patents and trade dress rights associated with The Point and The Flat shoes are valid and infringed. The US...
Rothy’s secures injunction protecting design patents and trade dress in footwear dispute
A US federal court has entered a consent judgment and permanent injunction protecting Rothy's footwear designs, adopting stipulated findings that 10 design patents and trade dress rights associated with The Point and The Flat shoes are valid and infringed. The US...
BRICS patent offices step up cooperation to tackle examination backlogs
BRICS intellectual property offices are deepening cooperation on patent examination, with a study examining ways to streamline processes, reduce backlogs, and improve the exchange of patent search results between member offices. The development follows the 18th...
China moves to strengthen IP enforcement as AI and 3D scanning create new challenges
China is introducing new measures aimed at addressing intellectual property challenges associated with artificial intelligence (AI), 3D scanning, sophisticated counterfeiting, and potentially abusive litigation, according to a new report. China's judiciary and...
Five keys for women in IP to become influential leaders
I will never forget the year I was up for partner. I was a patent litigator at a big firm, and I planned to work as hard as possible and prove myself. Instead, I had an experience that changed my legal career and my life – I landed in the hospital with a...
Drug Repurposing and Repositioning: March 19, 2026
Drug repurposing continues to offer significant opportunities to bring treatments to patients faster and at lower development risk. However, success increasingly depends on getting regulatory strategy, reimbursement pathways, and IP protection right from the outset....
EIP launches Visser AI®, a new AI-enabled patent service
London, January 12, 2026 – EIP today announces the launch of Visser AI®, a patent service delivered by a specialist team of patent attorneys supported by artificial intelligence (AI) tools. Visser AI applies a different service model across patent work, including...
The cognitive era: the next Industrial Revolution is powered by thought, not engines
AI adoption isn't just a passing trend; it is an irreversible shift in human productivity and creativity. We have moved beyond simple processing into an era of generative partnership. For the first time, our tools do more than organize data – they actively co-create...
Solve Intelligence raises $40M in Series B funding and is launching new product for generating patent claim charts
Solve Intelligence, the AI platform for the $200B+ patent industry, has raised $40M in Series B funding and is launching a new product for generating patent claim charts. Solve’s Series B comes just months after its $12M Series A, and brings total funding to $55M....
The evolution of AI in IP: what has changed
An analysis of practitioner sentiment, adoption patterns, and the governance challenges shaping AI’s role in IP practice New research from the Clarivate Centre for IP and Innovation Research shows that AI adoption in IP has increased from 57% in 2023 to 85% in 2025,...
Clarivate launches Derwent Patent Monitor to enable fast and accurate decision-making with AI
Clarivate, a leading global provider of transformative intelligence, today announced the launch of Derwent Patent Monitor to streamline intellectual property (IP) and research and development (R&D) collaborative patent reviews when determining patentability,...
Clarivate announces the development of IPfolio Law
Clarivate, a leading global provider of transformative intelligence, today announced the development of IPfolio Law, the next-generation, cloud-based IP management platform designed specifically for IP law firms. This Software as a Service (SaaS) IP Management system...
Panasonic Automotive Systems joins Open Invention Network to bolster open-source software development
Panasonic Automotive Systems (PAS) is a leading global provider of advanced technologies, such as infotainment systems, to automakers around the globe. PAS has joined the Open Invention Network (OIN), the largest patent non-aggression community in history, with over...
Anaqua unveils AI-powered management solutions
Organizations often begin their intellectual property (IP) journey by examining AI-enhanced point solutions. While these distinct, single-function tools offer an initial low-cost appeal, the resulting fragmented approach can become a logistical liability. The...
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