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AI boom fuelling surge in intangible asset investment, says WIPO
Intangible assets are increasingly attracting investment over tangibles
Powell Gilbert launches in Düsseldorf to grow its UPC practice
Office to be led by renowned patent litigator Andreas Kramer, joining from Vossius
Ex-Baker McKenzie strategy chief joins Rouse board amid PE-fuelled demand for NEDs
Rouse, one of several IP firms to have struck investment deals, operates a corporate governance structure
Crowell hires 18-strong Dentons IP team in London, bolstering Unified Patent Court capability
Group led by top patent lawyer Justin Hill will strengthen tech offering in London and across Europe
UK Supreme Court backs concept of post-sale confusion in Umbro trademark case
Key decision clarifies how ‘real world’ use of trademarks should be considered when comparing marks
US Appeals court upends $300m jury verdict against Apple for SEP infringement
Court found that the format of the verdict form was flawed
Two years on German firms take lead on Unified Patent Court activity
Germany’s dominating on a number of fronts, but UK firms are more than holding their own according to figures drawn up by the European Patent Litigators Association
Pinsent Masons strengthens IP offering in London with Deloitte team
New hires bolster expertise in the brand protection and technology space
Temu enters anti-counterfeiting alliance alongside Apple and Chanel
Coalition enlists e-retailer as founding council member and EU proposes plans to introduce €2 flat fee on small packages
House of Lords demands more protection for copyright holders against AI
Pressure grows for greater transparency around how AI models use copyrighted works
UK retains status quo on IP rights exhaustion
Decision provides clarity and certainty to business following consultation on post-Brexit regime
EUIPO outlines details of European ‘copyright home’ in report on Gen AI
Report aims to clarify how generative AI systems interact with copyright technically, legally and economically
Potter Clarkson appointed as landmark UK AI inventorship case heads to the High Court
Computer scientist Steven Thaler seeks procedural clarity as UK IPO rejects patent applications for his DABUS system
Taylor Wessing launches French patent litigation practice with team from Pinsent Masons
Paris-based group strengthens the firm’s pan-European patent law offering
Cahill hires trio of King & Spalding partners to launch tech IP disputes practice in DC
Chris Campbell to chair new group as firm builds on life sciences IP capabilities
Pérez-Llorca hires IP partner from Baker McKenzie in Spain
Cristina Duch strengthens the firm’s IP and technology practice
Nike takes on social media influencer in counterfeiting case
Sportswear giant entitled to an injunction against influencer who has more than a million followers on social media
Federal appeals court ruling underlines challenge of securing machine learning-based patents
US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit sides with Fox Corp in tussle with AI company over alleged patent infringement
European IP firms NLO and Ipsilon enter into PE-backed partnership
Firms hope to expand their range of specialisms and geographical presence
US judge refuses OpenAI’s motion to dismiss New York Times copyright infringement claims
Part of a wave of litigation engulfing tech firms over using material to train AI models