From ‘Quad God’ to ‘Milk God’: The 'milk' ban in Dairy UK v Oatly By Georgia Jenkins at Wednesday, February 11, 2026 characteristic quality consumers Dairy UK v Oatly designations fair competition Georgia Jenkins illegal marks trade marks UK trade mark law +
[Guest post] Paris Court of Appeal clarifies platforms’ obligations under Article 15 DSM Directive in twin decisions against X By Eleonora Rosati at Wednesday, February 11, 2026 Article 15 DSM Directive copyright france Guest post Jean-Sébastien Mariez Laura Godfrin platforms press publishers' right X +
[Guest Post] Will the “Human in the Loop” please stand up? Recap from Search and Examination Matters 2026 By Dr Rose Hughes at Wednesday, February 11, 2026 AI AI patent software Artificial Intelligence Bastian Best epo Guest post large language models LLMs machine learning patents PatKat Rose Hughes +
UNION-IP celebrates 65 years with conference in Amsterdam (and IPKat readers’ discount) By Eleonora Rosati at Monday, February 09, 2026 conferences Eleonora Rosati events IPKat readers UNION-IP +
Patents take root in the draft NGT Plants Regulation By Jocelyn Bosse at Thursday, February 05, 2026 Jocelyn Bosse new genomic techniques patents plant varieties plant variety rights +
Thursday Thingies By Söğüt Atilla-Aydın at Thursday, February 05, 2026 IP News Miscellany opportunities Söğüt Atilla-Aydın +
Guest Post: Likely to confuse: the IPO battling AI authority hallucinations By Oliver Fairhurst at Wednesday, February 04, 2026 AI Guest post Oliver Fairhurst Thomas Hood trade marks UKIPO +
1+1 may be 2 but sometimes looks like 1 – The General Court’s math for LEGO By Marcel Pemsel at Wednesday, February 04, 2026 Art. 8(3) EUDR designs General Court Lego Marcel Pemsel T-628/24 +
Use of AI in the patent industry: Are you behind the wheel or waiting for the bus? By Dr Rose Hughes at Monday, February 02, 2026 AI AI patent software Artificial Intelligence large language models LLMs machine learning patents PatKat Rose Hughes +
How Anne Frank will (also) have a say on copyright enforcement in the age of AI By Eleonora Rosati at Sunday, February 01, 2026 accessibility AG Rantos Anne Frank Artificial Intelligence C-788/24 conflict of laws copyright Eleonora Rosati internet private international law targeting +
Ideas, expressions, and puddings: IPEC reviews copyright in computer programs By Söğüt Atilla-Aydın at Saturday, January 31, 2026 computer programs copyright Edozo v Valos idea/expression dichotomy IPEC Söğüt Atilla-Aydın +
‘You can’t always get what you want’ from a borderless VPN-driven internet By Georgia Jenkins at Friday, January 30, 2026 advocate general's opinion Anne Frank C-788/24 communication to the public copyright law geo-blocking Georgia Jenkins public domain VPN +