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IOC`s robust anti-counterfeiting efforts in Paris 2024
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the Paris 2024 Organising Committee, with the support of the relevant authorities and key actors, are taking strong action to fight against intellectua
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Developers invited to submit CodeFest 2024 proposals by 8 August
The EPO has launched its second public edition of CodeFest, a challenge for code developers that encourages them to find new and creative ways of leveraging EPO patent data.
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EUIPO: Challenges and good practices to prevent the use of apps and app stores for IP infringement activities
The number and use of applications or ‘apps’ has grown rapidly over the past 15 years, as they are now a major channel for users to access content and a diversity of services from e-commerce to ban
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Turkish kebabs turn to Europe for protected status
Türkiye has filed an application to grant its best-known foodstuff the same EU protection as Neapolitan pizza and Spanish jamon serrano.
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Mind the ( gender ) gap: empowering women in the IP arena
Equality between women and men is among the foundational values of the European Union (EU) and its Member States.
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The Paris Olympics medals will have pieces of the Eiffel Tower
To celebrate the return of the Games to France, each Games medal is embellished with an original piece of the Eiffel Tower.
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Fake luxuries supplant tradition in Istanbul's Grand Bazaar
Cut-price branded perfumes and fake high-end handbags line the ornate alleys of Istanbul's Grand Bazaar, with traditional merchants saying the luxury counterfeits are stripping the marketplace of i
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WIPO Global Awards 2024: Celebrating World-Changing Innovations in Health, Climate Tech, and Advanced Technology
Nine SMEs and startups with products ranging from 3D-printed bone implants to waste sorting robots and AI-powered brain injury scanners are this year’s winners of the WIPO Global Award
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