Domain names in cross-border IP due diligence: what to check before a deal
What to check on domain names before an acquisition: the real registrant, NIS2 data accuracy, account control, pending disputes, transfer locks and ccTLD rules.
IP Global Guard
Trademark squatting and bad-faith filings: a playbook for EU, LatAm and China
How to prevent and fight trademark squatting across the EU, Latin America and China: bad-faith remedies, deadlines, agent rules and China’s 2027 reform.
Birkenstock v Lidl in the Netherlands: when copyright protects design
A Dutch court banned Lidl’s Birkenstock lookalikes, but found copyright in only two features. The ruling, the CJEU’s Mio test and why designs need both layers.
DesignEuropa Awards 2026: Spain’s Showee wins the Public Choice Award
Spain’s Showee won the first Public Choice Award at the DesignEuropa Awards 2026. The winners, the EU design entry rule and the protection lessons for SMEs.
Criminal or civil? Choosing the right route against counterfeiters in Spain
Criminal complaint or civil claim against counterfeiters in Spain? Penalties, damages, the suspension rule and the MASC requirement compared, with practical criteria.
Like Company v Google: the first CJEU case on generative AI, explained
The first CJEU case on generative AI asks whether training is reproduction, whether chatbot outputs need licences and how far the TDM exception goes. What is at stake and how to prepare.
Global trademark protection for tech and AI brands: classes 9/42 and Madrid
Class 9 was the most specified Madrid class in 2025. How SaaS and AI firms should draft classes 9 and 42 and fill the Latin American and African gaps Madrid leaves.
Madrid Protocol individual fees: four changes notified in September 2026
WIPO notified four individual fee changes in September 2026: Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, Israel and Canada. New CHF amounts, start dates and a three-class budget.
1,616 gTLD applications confirmed: build your watchlist before Reveal Day
ICANN confirms 1,616 of 1,663 applications proceed in the 2026 gTLD round. What Reveal Day will publish and how to build a string watchlist in advance.
Copyright protection in Africa: OAPI, South Africa and Nigeria compared
How copyright works in the 17 OAPI states, South Africa and Nigeria: ownership, term, written assignments, fair use and collective licensing.
