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Analysis and commentary on intellectual property developments relevant to cross-border business across Europe, Latin America and Africa. We publish on the matters that affect how intangible assets are protected, exploited and defended — from EUIPO and WIPO practice to the implementation of the EU AI Act and the evolution of intellectual property regimes across Latin American and African jurisdictions.
Voice, face and likeness: deepfake protection in the EU and Latin America
How talent and brands can stop AI clones of a voice or face: the new AI Act ban, Article 50 disclosure, Spanish image rights, Mexico's 2026…
AI IP due diligence: training data, model ownership and licences
What to review before investing in or acquiring an AI company: training data, AI Act Article 53 documentation, ownership of code and weights, licences and disputes.
AI training data licensing: key clauses for Iberia and Latin America
Iberian and Latin American law reads licences restrictively. The clauses an AI training data licence needs: scope of use, warranties, opt-outs, remuneration and audit.
Where to sue over AI in Europe: Munich, Hamburg, London or Luxembourg?
Munich, Hamburg, London and Luxembourg have reached different conclusions on AI training and copyright. How forum choice shapes an AI copyright claim in Europe.
GEMA v Suno ruling: AI music trained in the US can infringe in Germany
Munich Regional Court I held on 31 July 2026 that Suno infringed six songs through US training, memorisation and outputs, rejecting the TDM exception and US…
The AI Office can now fine GPAI providers: what rights holders can do
From 2 August 2026 the AI Office can fine GPAI providers up to 3% of turnover. Copyright policies and training summaries are now enforceable obligations.
Does the EU AI Act apply to your Latin American AI company?
The AI Act reaches non-EU providers that place AI on the EU market or whose output is used there. What that means for Latin American AI…
Digital Omnibus on AI in force: what changes for IP and GPAI models
Regulation (EU) 2026/1744 delays high-risk AI Act duties and adds deepfake bans, but leaves GPAI copyright duties and the 2 August 2026 fines date intact.
AI-assisted inventions after DABUS: naming inventors at the EPO
The EPO accepts AI-assisted inventions, but only a natural person can be designated, and T 528/25 shows a contradictory designation sinks the application.
Article 50 guidelines: what brands and agencies must label as AI-generated
The Commission's Article 50 guidelines of 20 July 2026: who is a deployer, what counts as a deepfake, the creative exception and when AI text needs…
AI training data summaries: what rights holders can learn and do next
The EU template for AI training data summaries explained section by section: scraped domains, datasets, opt-outs and what rights holders can do with the information.
Can you protect an AI-generated logo? Copyright vs trademark registration
A Munich court denied copyright to AI-generated logos. Why trademark registration is the reliable way to protect an AI logo in the EU and Latin America,…
