Analyses
European Union: Regulation (EU) No 2025/2645 on compulsory licensing has entered into force
by François-Adrien CHAGNOLLAUD, on 17 February 2026
Analyses
Inventive Step and Sufficiency of Disclosure: the UPC Court of Appeal Establishes Its Own Doctrine
On 25 November 2025, two landmark decisions were issued by the UPC Court of Appeal, laying the foundations of...
by Anne RIVIÈRE, on 10 February 2026
News
Statistics on filings: IP by the numbers
At the end of 2025, WIPO published its annual report on the World Intellectual Property Indicators.
by François-Adrien CHAGNOLLAUD, on 20 January 2026
Analyses
First Applications of the Enlarged Board of Appeal Decision G1/24
The decision G1/24 of the Enlarged Board of Appeal of the European Patent Office (EPO) could mark a turning...
by Aurélien BARETY, on 13 January 2026
Analyses
When Lighting Is Not Enough
In this case, the holder of a garden pavilion design equipped with a string of lights saw its registered...
by Laurence BONTRON, on 17 December 2025
Analyses
GOOGLE OPPOSES THE USE OF ITS NAME FOR AUTONOMOUS CARS
In this case, Google LLC sued the companies Google Car and Kwantum Participations for infringement of its well‑known trademark...
by Gilles ESCUDIER, on 09 December 2025
News
Publication of the Global Innovation Index 2025
The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) released the 18th edition of its Global Innovation Index (GII) in mid-September 2025....
by François-Adrien CHAGNOLLAUD, on 04 November 2025