Cross-border IP due diligence: a checklist for Europe, LatAm and Africa
A phase-by-phase checklist for IP due diligence in deals across Europe, Latin America and Africa, and why unrecorded assignments and licences can undermine value.
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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.
Trademark watch in 25 jurisdictions: a calendar built on opposition deadlines
Opposition windows run from one month in Mexico to three at the EUIPO and OAPI. How to set a trademark watch calendar across Europe, Latin America and Africa.
Software copyright protection in the EU: what Directive 2009/24 covers
Directive 2009/24 protects code as a literary work, not ideas or interfaces. What is covered, what users may do and who owns code written by staff or contractors.
IMPI becomes a PCT International Searching Authority: what changes
IMPI has been appointed PCT search and preliminary examination authority, working in Spanish. Who can use it, when it starts and Mexico’s new priority restoration.
Cross-border patent strategy US–Latin America: PCT and PPH routes
From a US filing to patents in Brazil and Mexico: PCT milestones, 30-month national phase and how to use the Global PPH with INPI and the bilateral PPH with IMPI.
DSA notice and action and trusted flaggers: a playbook for brand owners
How brand owners can use DSA notice and action and trusted flaggers against counterfeit listings: notice elements, who qualifies as a trusted flagger and a seven-step playbook.
Hague system changes 2026: EAPO and Lao PDR join, no 3D or video yet
July 2026 Hague Union Assembly: EAPO and Lao PDR join, the single-class rule is still under review and 3D and video remain EUIPO-only.
UDRP decisions up 11% in Q2 2026: what the numbers say about cybersquatting
UDRP decisions and disputed domains rose over 11% in Q2 2026. Key figures by provider, outcomes and RDNH, and what they mean for brand owners planning enforcement.
Mexico industrial property regulations 2026: what changes from 22 July
Mexico’s new LFPPI Regulations apply from 22 July 2026: licences must be recorded with IMPI to bind third parties, enforcement reaches platforms and accounts, and filing goes online.
