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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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Crocs settles trademark dispute with Australia's Mosaic

U.S. footwear brand Crocs Inc.
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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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Romanian startup .lumen announces EUR 5 million funding round, EUR 1 million targeted on SeedBlink

Romanian startup .lumen, which has developed glasses meant to aid the mobility of the blind, has announced a EUR 5 million funding round meant to support the EU & US commercialization of the co
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This camera trades pictures for AI poetry

Have you ever stood in front of a redwood and wondered, “Wouldn’t it be great if this was poetry instead of a tree?” Neither did Joyce Kilmer.
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WIPO’s New Youth Empowerment Strategy: IP-YES!

The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) introduced its first Youth Empowerment Strategy, named IP-YES!
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Video assistant referees to smart rings: Here’s the soccer tech at Euro 2024

From smart-enabled match balls and artificial intelligence to cryogenic recovery chambers, soccer is being transformed by the cutting-edge technology available to players, coaches and officials.
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