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Bahrain wins top prize at Venice Architecture Biennale with a pavilion tackling extreme heat
Titled "Heatwave", the Bahrain Pavilion's award-winning project addresses the issue of extreme heat by suspending a cooling ceiling over public seating.
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EUIPO releases study on generative artificial intelligence and copyright
Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) relies on the exploitation of existing content to generate new material, and introduces a new paradigm, where not all content is created by human anymore. This essence of GenAI raises urgent questions about the lawful use of copyright-protected content as input to train GenAI systems, and about the ways we can distinguish between content that is protected by copyright and content that is not.
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EUIPO and OECD publish a report on counterfeit and pirated trade
The European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) have unveiled the results of their study
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New rules for safer toys in the EU
The European Commission welcomes the provisional political agreement between the European Parliament and the Council on the new toy safety rules, following the Commission's proposal for a Regulatio
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IFPI looks at a decade of digital transformation in the music industry
IFPI data shows that music industry revenue has doubled to US$29.6 billion since 2014, with streaming now accounting for 69 per cent globally.
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Meet the winners of the World IP Day 2025 Youth Vide Competition
In early 2025, we called on people around the world to submit a 60 to 90-second video that showcases how an inventor, creator, entrepreneur, or local community near you is making a difference with
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IP and Music: Feel the Beat of IP
Music permeates every sector, and IP fosters the presence of music beyond its own realm.
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European Inventor Network
The European Inventor Network aims to awaken a lifelong passion for innovation and creativity among younger generations.
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Safety Gate: Cosmetic products are the most dangerous non-food goods in the EU
The European Commission has unveiled its annual report on Safety Gate, the European Rapid Alert System for dangerous non-food p
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