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29/09/2026

First “Application for Action” filed for a craft and industrial GI, marking a new step towards customs enforcement. The first Application for Action (AFA) for a craft and industrial geographical indication (CIGI) has been filed through the European Union Intellectual Property Office - EUIPO’s IP Enforcement Portal (IPEP), marking a new milestone in the implementation of the EU’s protection system for traditional crafts and industrial products. The AFA was filed for “Porcelaine de Limoges,” the first CIGI registered under the EU’s new protection system.

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The first Application for Action (AFA) for a craft and industrial geographical indication (CIGI) has been filed through the EUIPO’s IP Enforcement Portal (IPEP)

29/09/2026

Women in IP Leadership: An interview with Kelly Saliger, Solicitor & Chartered Trade Mark Attorney at CMS. In association with the American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA).

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29/09/2026

Corteva and Inari settle major seed-IP dispute after DOJ statement of interest. Corteva Agriscience and Inari Agriculture have settled a closely watched intellectual property dispute in Delaware after the case went to trial, bringing proceedings over access to Corteva’s patented biological material to an apparent end.

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Corteva Agriscience and Inari Agriculture have settled a closely watched IP dispute in Delaware after the case went to trial

29/09/2026

Compulsory licensing in pharma: trends of Russian court practice and position of the Constitutional Court. Natalia Nikolaeva, Partner, and Ilya Goryachev, Counsel, at Gorodissky & Partners explore the development of Russian disputes of compulsory licensing in a pharma relevant context, including the recent decision of the Constitutional Court setting the interpretation of legal issues for such disputes.

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28/09/2026

Dutch court orders Lidl to stop selling Birkenstock lookalikes.The District Court of Gelderland, sitting in Arnhem, has ordered Lidl to stop selling lookalike versions of Birkenstock’s Arizona, Madrid, Gizeh, Boston, and Florida sandals in the Netherlands.

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The District Court of Gelderland has ordered Lidl to stop selling sandal designs found to infringe copyright in specific elements of Birkenstock's footwear

28/09/2026

Transcending territorial limits: an Indian perspective on transborder reputation in trademark law. Madhu Rewari and Kavya Chawla of ANAND AND ANAND examine the continuing importance of transborder reputation in Indian trademark law. Drawing on multiple cases, they explain that courts increasingly require concrete evidence that a foreign brand's reputation has reached Indian consumers before granting appropriate relief in a claim.

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28/09/2026

Salesforce launches PTAB challenge against IQX automated authentication patent. Salesforce has filed a new inter partes review (IPR) petition challenging an IQX Corp. patent covering technology that includes silent network authentication, adding a Patent Trial and Appeal Board proceeding to parallel patent litigation between the companies.

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Salesforce has filed a new IPR petition challenging an IQX Corp. patent covering technology that includes silent network authentication

28/09/2026

Breaking borders: the expanding reach of UPC jurisdiction after BSH v. Electrolux. Dr Michael Pfeifer and Dr Dirk Schüssler-Langeheine of HOFFMANN EITLE consider the growing reach of European cross-border patent litigation after BSH v. Electrolux, focusing on recent UPC and national-court decisions and their strategic implications for patent proprietors and defendants.

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25/09/2026

Ninth Circuit rejects trademark claim against Google over search results. The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has affirmed the dismissal of trademark and related claims brought by musician Lance M. Benedict against Google, holding that he failed to plead facts showing that Google used his name in commerce.

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The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has affirmed the dismissal of trademark and related claims brought by musician Lance M. Benedict against Google

25/09/2026

FROM THE BOARD: Brand enforcement in the volume era. As online counterfeiting grows alongside the rise of e-commerce and increasingly fragmented distribution channels, Charlotte Wilding of Keltie argues that brand enforcement is no longer about tackling isolated incidents, but managing counterfeiting at scale, making a robust enforcement strategy more important than ever to protect brand assets.

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