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EU targets the likes of Temu and Shein with cheap goods crackdown

Cheap products from China are currently exempt from EU import duties, although FT sources say this could soon change.
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China-based inventors filing most GenAI patents, WIPO data shows

China-based inventors are filing the highest number of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) patents, far outpacing inventors in the US, Republic of Korea, Japan and India that comprise the re
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New EUIPO webinar: Trade marks in films, when fiction becomes reality

Following the success of the first EUIPO edition of the Cineforum webinar: When reality enters the fiction, the second  edition is now underway:
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Protect your business with EUIPO’s anti-counterfeiting and anti-piracy technology guide

The new guide offers comprehensive, practical resources to protect intellectual property from counterfeiting and piracy.
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Launch of New IP Explainer Video from the IPOI

The Intellectual Property Office of Ireland is delighted to launch the first of its animated explainer videos, which provides a simple overview of Intellectual Property (IP). 
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Chanel Fails to Block No 5. Trademark Application … For Now

Chanel has been handed a loss in its attempt to block the registration of a cosmetics-centric trademark that it claims is a bit too similar to two of its own marks, namely, its well-known No.
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Meet the Dublin fashion designer who has created the Irish Olympic team’s costumes

When the Irish Olympic team parades at the opening ceremony on the river Seine in Paris on July 26th, it will be a proud moment for the athletes and the young Irish woman who has designed and manuf
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Game on: Navigating intellectual property in esports

You probably know that the Olympic Games and Paralympics are taking place in Paris this year, and that Euro 2024 will be played in Germany.
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The Dutchman who gets Nike and Lego into wartime Russia’s stores

Nike stopped selling its sportswear to Russia soon after Moscow launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine over two years ago.
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