<p>Nigeria’s National Intellectual Property (IP) Policy 2025 (the ‘IP Policy’) was developed through the collaboration between the Federal Government of Nigeria and the World Intellectual Property ...

We are proud to announce that Vitor Palmela Fidalgo and Vítor Sérgio Moreira have been distinguished as 2026 WIPR Leaders by the World Intellectual Property Review. This recognition highlights the ...

Can a masterpiece of Mexican art history share the shelf with a Portuguese schoolbook? In a recent article for MIP, Diogo Antunes explores the trademark battle between the Frida Kahlo Corporation’s ...

Vítor Palmela Fidalgo and João Pereira Cabral co-authored the Portugal chapter of the 15th edition of Trade Marks Laws and Regulations, published by the International Comparative Legal Guide (ICLG).

<p>From schools to workplaces, from solving complex mathematics problems to helping us remove grass stains from our jeans, artificial intelligence (AI) has found its place in our daily lives and we ...

<p>Registering the name of a famous author as a trademark raises a familiar clash. There is a legitimate commercial interest in licensing a name and stopping third parties from marketing ‘official’ ...

<p>From April 1, 2026, the European Patent Office (EPO) will update its fee schedule, with an average increase of 5% for most procedural acts. According to the decision published in the official ...

Cape Verde has approved a new Industrial Property Code through Legislative Decree No. 2/2025 of 2 December. The new legislation repeals the previous 2007 Industrial Property Code and aims to modernise ...

On February 26, Angela Adebayo Agbe-Davies and Izuchukwu Chinedo attended the INTA Pre-Annual Meeting Reception held in Nigeria. At the receptions, participants engaged in a range of activities ...

Inventa is shortlisted at the Managing IP EMEA Awards 2026 receiving a nomination in the "Trademark Prosecution" category for Portugal. The Managing IP Awards are among the most prestigious ...

<p>Ideas, by themselves, are not protected. This principle may seem counterintuitive, especially when intellectual property is often described as the protection of creativity.</p><p>In reality, ...