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Distinctiveness is a key requirement for trade mark registration under Brazil's Industrial Property Law, meaning a trade mark must identify a product or service as belonging to its owner.

The Latin America IP SME Helpdesk has been supporting EU Small and Medium Enterprises for precisely 10 years, helping thousands of companies and working with Business Support Organisations and other Stakeholders.

The European IP Helpdesk team has recently published a new case study featuring Ullmanna, a Czech start-up transforming the future of sustainable farming through AI-powered precision weeding.

In this blogpost, we look at two General Court cases involving Ferrari and Coinbase

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Introducción al China IP SME Helpdesk en español.

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All Latin American countries except Cuba are part of the Marrakesh Treaty, which facilitates the production and international transfer of specially adapted books for people with blindness or visual impairments. It does this by establishing a set of limitations and exceptions to traditional copyright

The European IP Helpdesk team has just released a new edition of Bulletin, offering an in-depth exploration of the rationale behind the Code of Practice on Industry-Academia Co-Creation.

In this monthly blog post, we have a look at when can a trade mark be considered to have been registered in bad faith.

The European IP Helpdesk team is pleased to announce the release of three new infographics, now available in Spanish: Brand Monitoring, Commercialising IP: Spin-offs & Joint Ventures, IP Valuation.

On 26 June 2025, Science|Business, in partnership with INESC Brussels HUB, hosted a high-level roundtable focused on the future of the Widening instrument in the next EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (FP10).

The European Commission has released two independent expert reports focusing on dual-use research and innovation (R&I). These reports aim to enhance understanding of technologies with both civilian and defence applications.

This week in the news, we focus on a copyright case involving Mango's NFT exhibition, as well as the General Court case T-239/23 on NERO CHAMPAGNE

The European Patent Office (EPO) celebrated the winners of the 2025 Young Inventors Prize in a ceremony broadcast live from Reykjavík, Iceland.

India’s transformation from an emerging economy to a global startup powerhouse has been both swift and remarkable. Today, it stands as the world’s third-largest hub for innovation and entrepreneurship.

India and the European Union have concluded five chapters—covering areas such as intellectual property, customs, and trade facilitation—as part of their proposed Free Trade Agreement (FTA) during the 11th round of negotiations.

The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) and Swissmem, Switzerland’s leading association for the mechanical and electrical engineering industries, have signed a three-year partnership agreement to enhance and deepen business cooperation between India and Switzerland.