News & Reports

Find below AIPPI’s latest news, activities organised by the National and Regional Groups and articles from the AIPPI Newsletters.

Guillaume HENRY

The 2025 AIPPI World Congress Programme in 3 minutes

The Yokohama Congress Programme in 3 minutes: First reason. An unprecedented number of judges and in-house speakers!

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The Sponsorship Brochure is here – 2025 AIPPI World Congress

Exciting news! The 2025 AIPPI World Congress is coming to Yokohama, Japan from 13-16 September.

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Third Annual Congress of the Central America and the Caribbean AIPPI Regional Group

The Third Annual Congress of the Regional Group for Central America and the Caribbean was held in San Salvador on 6 June.

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EU General Court Confirms Invalidity of KnitPro’s Chevron Mark for Lack of Distinctive Character

In its recent judgment of 21 May 2025 in case T-133/24 (KnitPro International v EUIPO and 135 Kirkstall, Inc.), the General Court of the European Union concludes a long-running legal dispute spanning more than a decade over the registrability as an EU trade mark of a geometric pattern composed of chevrons and parallel lines, applied to knitting needles and crochet hooks.

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Data Mining and the Training of Artificial Intelligence Models in Brazil

The speedy development of artificial intelligence (AI) and its influence on content creation has prompted extensive legal debates and regulatory efforts worldwide.

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AI in Healthcare: Regulatory and Patenting Trends

China issued “Regulations for the Management of Artificial Intelligence-Assisted Diagnosis Technology (Trial)” in November 2009, and “Guidelines for Classification and Demarcation of Artificial Intelligence Medical Software Products” in July 2021.

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