Neuschwansteiner – When a fairy-tale castle casts its spell on trade mark law By Marcel Pemsel at Monday, April 20, 2026 descriptiveness distinctivness geographical indications of origin German Patent Court Marcel Pemsel Neuschwanstein trade marks +
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AI in the patent industry: Don't believe the hype. Believe the data. By Dr Rose Hughes at Wednesday, April 15, 2026 AI AI patent software Artificial Intelligence large language models LLMs machine learning patents PatKat Rose Hughes +
CJEU delivers pastiche-style judgment on … pastiche By Eleonora Rosati at Tuesday, April 14, 2026 Article 5(3)(k) InfoSoc Directive C-590/23 CJEU copyright Eleonora Rosati exceptions pastiche Pelham +
Fordham 33 (Report 5): Trade secrets By Annsley Merelle Ward at Tuesday, April 14, 2026 #IPKat AmeriKat compulsory licences confidentiality agreements DTSA employee Fordham Fordham 2026 fordham 33 trade secrets +
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Important update on Australia's flip-flopping "best method" requirement for divisional patent applications By Dr Claire Gregg at Monday, April 13, 2026 #patents Australia best method Claire Gregg divisional application OzKat +
Cox v Sony: Infringers gonna infringe – unless service providers encourage them By Söğüt Atilla-Aydın at Monday, April 13, 2026 contributory infringement copyright Cox v Sony internet service providers safe harbour Söğüt Atilla-Aydın +