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An eye for an eye constitutes bad faith ift.tt/Nr3hFku
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EU General Court confirms that plant variety rights applicants must provide technical data to support requests to examine a new distinguishing characteristic ift.tt/n2zgTVo
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[Book Review] Geographical Indications in International Trade ift.tt/3Fh9fwn
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Does a generative AI ‘remix’ infringe Canadian copyright law? ift.tt/wLnp43f
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AI in the patent industry: Instant coffee copilot ift.tt/xKt7XZV
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[Guest Book Review] IP Before IP ift.tt/ziX7whj
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An ‘ordinary’ copyright case on the limits of fair use for non-generative AI-powered search engines ift.tt/K5YUrkl
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Be careful what you wish for: Hamburg court holds Wish liable for trade mark infringement ift.tt/L2DOjRk
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[Guest post] French court sides with Vuitton in unauthorized upcycling case ift.tt/2qycBRK
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Plant variety rights enforcement continues to ramp up in China ift.tt/qQDVIJX
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Post-published clinical data does not always save you (T 0251/25, Empagliflozin) ift.tt/Rk8czTh
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[Guest Post] From photos to 3D replicas: can AI-generated copies infringe EU design rights? ift.tt/8QGWbOZ
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Reformatio in peius survives a procedural violation (T 1168/24) ift.tt/XHVvReA
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Never Too Late: If you missed the IPKat last week! ift.tt/kXItp5f
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Different standards for coloured figurative marks and abstract colour marks? ift.tt/gyrNxbj
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AI in the patent industry: The sneaky practice of prompt injection (and what to do about it) ift.tt/MvG3TIQ
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