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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.
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.
Patenting AI and software in Europe after Emotional Perception
The UK Supreme Court dropped Aerotel and aligned with the EPO's any-hardware test. What it means for AI and software patents filed from Latin America into…
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…
WIPO Assemblies 2026: where global copyright talks stand
The 2026 WIPO Assemblies took note of the SCCR report and asked it to keep working: no broadcasting treaty, no exceptions instrument, AI still under study.
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.
Publishers v Google over Gemini: scope-limited licences and your deals
Hachette, Cengage, Elsevier and Scott Turow sued Google on 10 July 2026 over Gemini training. Why the scope-limited licence theory matters for content licensing in Europe.
How to opt out of AI training in the EU: Article 4 DSM rights reservations
How to reserve your text and data mining rights under Article 4(3) of the DSM Directive, what the LAION case teaches about machine-readable opt-outs and how…
Generative AI use policies: protecting trade secrets and company IP
Why a generative AI use policy is evidence of the reasonable steps trade secret law requires, how it protects inventions and content, and which clauses to…
EU copyright review kicks off: what the DSM Directive review means
The Commission has opened the DSM Directive review and a targeted copyright initiative: AI licensing, live-event piracy, third-country music royalties and research.
EU code on AI-generated content: why machine-readable marking matters for IP
The EU code on marking and labelling AI-generated content sets out how Article 50 of the AI Act will work, and why the marks it creates…
