Everyday IP: The building blocks of LEGO law
International LEGO Day celebrates the creativity of play and the patents that make the world's most famous toy possible. Here is how IP keeps LEGO colorful in more ways than one.
Plant patents: balancing innovation and biodiversity
Mounting pressure on Earth's natural resources means agriculture must become more efficient and adaptive, and IP rights will have an important role to play in achieving this goal.
How viable is the global patent system?
Discover what has been shaking up the IP industry and what can be done to ensure the future stability of our global patent system.
Wrestling IP challenges, old and new
The year may be drawing to a close, but the flow of Intellectual Property (IP) news shows no sign of slowing down.
IP frontiers: navigating innovation in eight key industries
Discover the 2023 annual study by IP Trend Monitor, highlighting eight key industries revolutionized by disruptive technologies, innovative business methodologies and external commitments.
Your comprehensive guide to IP docketing
Learn how IP management and proper docketing techniques can improve your business's resource allocation and support cost efficiency.
Is a cease and desist letter enforceable?
What is a cease and desist letter, and when is it used? Learn the basics of this common first and potentially last step of an IP dispute.
Unitary effect and European validations in view of national prior rights
It has now been over six months since the doors of the Unified Patent Court (UPC) opened, bringing numerous changes for European patent applicants and recent patentees.
Everyday IP: The battles behind comic books
From the Golden Age struggles to today's challenges faced by industry giants Marvel and DC, discover the role of IP in the comic book world.
Resistive forces: examining counter-influences to AI uptake in IP practice
The enthusiasm to apply AI to professional services has its place, but we must be aware of the technology's limits and risks when patents are concerned.
A taste of IP news, American-style
This month's IP news is a cornucopia of updates from the home of roast turkey and pumpkin pie.
And yet they move: a story of IP and technology assessment
Creating a fleet of autonomous vehicles that can match or exceed the average driver for safety and reliability is no small feat.