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Apple loosens App Store external linking rules and changes fee structure in the European Union

Apple is announcing some updates to its Digital Markets Act compliance plan in the European Union, with changes to external linking that give developers more freedom to direct customers to non-App
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Joint EUIPO and CPVO Seminar: 30 Years of Incentivising Innovation

How will the EU IP Action Plan impact the Single Market? What is the future of IP in the context of Artificial Intelligence?
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TikTok to permanently withdraw TikTok Lite Rewards programme from the EU

The European Commission has made TikTok's commitments to permanently withdraw TikTok Lite Rewards programme from the EU binding.
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3 Ways Tech Can Help Brands Fight Counterfeit Products

In the age of AI, brands are fighting fakes and outsmarting counterfeiters with invisible armor.
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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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