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Patents under pressure?
How accurate were past forecasts about IP in 2025? We revisit the EPO's 2007 study, exploring its boldest scenario where public funding and open access challenge the patent system.
Everyday IP: The hidden IP in smart cities
Embark on a tour of the inventions and IP protections that turn everyday settings into high-tech destinations.
The secret to IP success: AI-driven patent search and analysis
Discover how AI is reshaping patent searches, bringing speed, accuracy and fresh insights to help innovators turn ideas into real-world success.
Altering IP: regulations, resolutions and revisions
Catch up with current developments in IP, including the EU Commission's move to shelve draft legislation on SEPs.
Alternate realities: geopolitics and IP in 2025
What if the world of patents were defined by diplomatic pressures, suspicion and shifting power centers?
Everyday IP: love, innovation and Intellectual Property
Explore the Intellectual Property (IP) behind the world's favorite (and not-so-favorite) declarations of love, from iconic blue boxes to heart-shaped pasta.
Markets in the driving seat? Revisiting the future of IP
Revisiting the EPO’s 2025 IP predictions to see what came true, what changed and how history unfolded 18 years after their vision of the future.
Editor's pick
How are damages calculated in patent infringement cases?
If the worst should happen, an inventor must understand how patent infringement damages are calculated in major legal jurisdictions.
Everyday IP: Brewing the finest booze – beer through the ages
As one of the world's oldest beverages, it is no surprise that beer and its history offer intriguing lessons about innovation and Intellectual Property.
Everyday IP: When were computers invented?
Answering the question: 'When were computers invented?' involves far more than just citing a date — it is bound up in the past, present and future of IP.
What it means to be in Intellectual Property
Working in the Intellectual Property industry takes many forms, requiring professionals with diverse backgrounds and skillsets.
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Patents
Patents under pressure?
How accurate were past forecasts about IP in 2025? We revisit the EPO's 2007 study, exploring its boldest scenario where public funding and open access challenge the patent system.
The secret to IP success: AI-driven patent search and analysis
Discover how AI is reshaping patent searches, bringing speed, accuracy and fresh insights to help innovators turn ideas into real-world success.
Alternate realities: geopolitics and IP in 2025
What if the world of patents were defined by diplomatic pressures, suspicion and shifting power centers?
Trademarks
Trademarks and global rebranding
Refreshing a corporate image is a high-stakes game; playing it right requires careful consideration of trademarks and other IP rights.
Trademark exhaustion and resale markets
Are there circumstances where trademark owners can object to how their goods are resold? Find out more.
The changing role of trademark counsel
Developments in branding and new regulations are placing a multitude of demands on in-house lawyers.
Industry News
Altering IP: regulations, resolutions and revisions
Catch up with current developments in IP, including the EU Commission's move to shelve draft legislation on SEPs.
Legal fiction: the rise of fake representatives and other IP news
Examining Intellectual Property (IP) stories from recent months allows us to gauge what 2025 might have in store.
The battle for Iceland and other cool IP news
A country and a supermarket continue their tussle over a trademark. Meanwhile, a study reveals the extent of academic patents in Europe and a publishing house tackles AI.
