Translating content for new markets: the copyright permissions you need
Translating is transforming: why localising content between Europe and Latin America needs a licence from the original owner and an assignment from the translator.
IP Global Guard
IKEA v Vlaams Belang (C-298/23): free speech and reputed trade marks
In C-298/23 the CJEU held that a political party must show its freedom of expression outweighs the owner’s rights before using a reputed mark such as IKEA.
India: Thaler, not the AI, is the author of “A Recent Entrance to Paradise”
India’s Registrar of Copyrights found DABUS’s artwork original but held that Thaler, not the AI, can be its author. How it compares with the US, UK and EU.
Designs in cross-border IP due diligence: checklist for Europe and LatAm
What to check in design portfolios during cross-border deals: chain of title, renewals, Hague designations, creator details, deferred and unregistered EU designs and Latin American rules.
The EU Enforcement Directive toolbox: evidence, information and damages
Evidence preservation, right of information, injunctions, damages and publication: the tools Directive 2004/48/EC gives every IP holder in the EU, and how to sequence them.
Cross-border patent due diligence: ISO 56005 checklist for Europe and LatAm
A patent due diligence checklist based on ISO 56005 for deals across Europe and Latin America: chain of title, coverage, UPC opt-out, encumbrances, FTO and valuation.
Supermac’s vs McDonald’s: why the EUIPO and UKIPO reached opposite results
The EUIPO refused SUPERMAC’S over BIG MAC in June 2026; the UKIPO dismissed McDonald’s opposition in July. Why the results differ and what it means for EU and UK filings.
Kneschke v LAION at the BGH: is building an AI dataset lawful TDM?
Germany’s Federal Court of Justice heard Kneschke v LAION on 3 September 2026: TDM applies in principle, but the opt-out and research exception remain open.
General Court rejects Puma: trendsetting designs get no broader protection
The General Court dismissed Puma’s action in T-376/25: setting a trend neither limits other designers’ freedom nor broadens your own design protection. Key points and lessons.
G 1/25 decided: when the EPO still requires adapting the description
The Enlarged Board’s G 1/25 of 3 September 2026 limits adaptation of the description to inconsistencies that breach the EPC. What it means for EP and Euro-PCT files.
