While working in intellectual property it is natural to develop a tendency to attribute ownership to things: “That mobile phone was developed by that company”, or “the inventorship of that medicine is ...

<p dir="ltr">On Monday, June 1, 2026, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) hosted a high-level stakeholders meeting and Fireside Chat titled “Accelerating Nigeria’s Innovation System” ...

<p>LabSummit 2026 took place from 7 to 9 May at Convento São Francisco in Coimbra (Portugal), bringing together more than a thousand participants from several countries in one of the leading ...

<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 ...

From the Industrial Property Code of 2007 to the new comprehensive reforms of 2025, Cape Verde’s legal system has undergone a dramatic transformation that goes beyond incremental adjustments.

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>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 ...