Patents

The landscape of the video game industry has undergone unprecedented growth in Europe, asserting itself as a dominant force in the entertainment market, with €24.5 billion ($26.8 billion) spent on video games in 2022 and more than 100,000 workers in ten EU markets.

Organized by the Intellectual Property Unit of the TT@Técnico – Technology Transfer Area, the second session of IP Talks took place on November 23rd. These sessions were organized with the aim of offering insights into the subject of Industrial Property for master's and PhD students, researchers, and professors. The events took place at the Alameda Campus of Instituto Superior Técnico in Lisbon, Portugal.

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The emergence of Artificial Intelligence has sparked significant changes across various sectors, including in the field of patent law. The ability of AI systems to develop new creations poses unique and challenging questions to the conventional structures of IP law. This article explores the implications of AI inventorship within the specific context of South African IP law, shedding light on the legal ambiguities and offering recommendations for future policy adaptations.

Angola continues to recognise IP rights as an important contribution to a country’s social and economic development and in the last IP Bulletin issued (4/2023), published statistics related to the years 2020 to 2022.

Overall, 2022 was marked by an increase in the request for protection of several rights of Industrial Property, where the demand levels for trademarks and other distinctive signs of trade were 23% higher than those recorded in 2021.

Tiago Reis Nobre and Vítor Palmela Fidalgo represented our firm at the AIPPI 2023 World Congress in Istanbul. Throughout the four-day event, both actively engaged in numerous sessions spanning a wide range of IP topics. They connected with peers and friends from all over the globe, discussing the latest developments in IP from Europe and Africa.

Additionally, they had the chance to visit the ARIPO booth, where Inventa is proud to be a co-exhibitor, and was graciously hosted by Mr. John Marius Kagwa.

It is with pride that we share that Vitor Sérgio Moreira, Patent Manager at Inventa, has been recognized in the IP Stars ranking as a Notable Practitioner in Portugal.

IP Stars ranking is one of the leading directories that assess experienced firms and legal professionals in the categories of trademarks and contentious work in the field of Intellectual Property.

We also want to congratulate the other professionals recognized for their work!

Patents are legal instruments designed to safeguard IP and encourage innovation, as they grant patent owners exclusive rights to their inventions for a determined period, fostering an environment in which research and development can flourish.

Biological and genetic resources are often researched and collected, and the knowledge derived is applicable to useful products in several industry fields, such as agriculture, cosmetics, and pharmaceuticals.

The African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement (AfCFTA) was signed on March 21, 2018, at Kigali, Rwanda, where 44 out of 55 African Union member states appended their assent to a landmark treaty.

In recent decades, forest fires have emerged as one of the major challenges faced by humanity. And in some European countries, mainly due to climate change, forest fires have become much more than a challenge, they have become an increasingly frequent threat.