ICANN string similarity rules: can a gTLD that looks like your brand pass?
ICANN published the 2026 round string similarity data and guidelines. The test is visual and ignores trade marks, so brand owners must rely on objections.
IP Global Guard
Who owns works created by employees and contractors? Spain vs Mexico
Spain and Mexico allocate rights in employee and commissioned works very differently, including Mexico’s 50/50 rule. How to align contracts in both countries.
Operation Red Card: what Brazil’s anti-piracy enforcement means for you
Operation Red Card blocked 309 domains and 109 IPs in Brazil during the World Cup. How Brazil’s anti-piracy tools work and what European rights holders need first.
Domains Protected Marks List (DPML): block your brand in nearly 300 TLDs
DPML blocks the exact match of a TMCH-recorded mark across Identity Digital’s extensions. What it covers, what it leaves open and when it beats registering.
Trademark watch and defence against third parties: from alert to lawsuit
The escalation ladder for trademark defence in Spain and the EU, from watch alert to warning letter, opposition, invalidity and lawsuit, with the deadlines that matter.
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 companies and their IP.
First EU designs registered with video and 3D: lessons for tech companies
The EUIPO published the first video and 3D EU designs on 28 July 2026. What animated design registration protects and what tech and AI companies should plan for.
India rejects DABUS: AI inventorship in India, Europe, the UK and LatAm
India’s Patent Office refused DABUS: an AI cannot be an inventor. How the rule compares in Europe, the UK, the US and Brazil, and how to protect AI-assisted inventions.
Uruguay trademark registration: what the DNPI’s new AI assistant changes
Uruguay’s DNPI has built an AI assistant for formal trademark examination. Why clean national filings matter, with the deadlines foreign applicants must meet.
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.
