Feira Internacional de Maputo | FACIM 2025
From August 25 to 31, the 60th edition of FACIM - Maputo International Fair was held in Mozambique. The event brought together the main economic agents for the country's largest international fair.
This year's theme was “promoting economic diversification towards sustainable and competitive development in Mozambique,” with the aim of stimulating new sectors and strengthening the country's economy in an inclusive and innovative way.
Painting the future: NFTs and the new canvas for African artists
The way we create art reflects how we engage with the world around us. For many artists, creation is rooted in personal identity, cultural heritage, and lived experience.
With the rise of NFTs (non-fungible tokens), a new space for artistic and cultural storytelling has emerged. This space allows creators to present their art alongside the narratives and identities that shaped it.
China International Trademark & Brand Festival
The upcoming China Trademark Festival, starting on September 5th in Taiyuan, focuses on national intellectual property strategy and the implementation of brand strategies. This year, the theme highlights “Inheritance · Innovation · Sharing”.
Inventa will join the event, represented by 張晶 Crystal Zhang, with the purpose to exchange some ideas regarding intellectual property services.
CIPAC 2025
The 14th edition of the China Intellectual Property Annual Conference (CIPAC) is taking place on September 11 and 12, in Beijing, China. This event brings together industry professionals to discuss a range of intellectual property related topics.
The event’s sessions will discuss IP protection, trademark strategies in the digital era, laws and regulations, IP information services, amongst others discussion sessions throughout the event.
2025 AIPPI World Congress
Tiago Reis Nobre and Vítor Palmela Fidalgo will attend the AIPPI World Congress in Yokohama, Japan. The event will focus on intellectual property's role in artificial intelligence and Japan's unique legal and cultural traditions. During the four-days, the event will feature panel discussions, keynote speakers and social events, covering a wide range of topics such as IP examinations and protection, trademarks and patents.
Luanda International Trade Fair 2025
The 40th edition of the Luanda International Fair (FILDA), the largest international trade event in Angola, took place from July 22 to 27, in the Special Economic Zone (ZEE), Luanda - Bengo.
Alliance Summit Awards 2025
We are proud to share that Inventa received a Special Distinction in the “Best IP Advisor” category for Portugal at the Leaders League Alliance Summit 2025, held on June 11th in Miami, USA.
The Alliance Summit, organized by Leaders League, brought together top legal and business professionals from over 40 countries. The Summit’s Award Ceremony celebrated legal excellence, recognizing the most distinguished legal departments, firms, and IP advisors from around the world.
PTMG Autumn Conference
Organized by the Pharmaceutical Trade Marks Group, the PTMG Autumn Conferences bring together IP and pharmaceutical professionals to explore a wide range of topics related to trademarks in the pharmaceutical industry and beyond.
AI patent trends signal tomorrow’s technologies
Artificial intelligence (AI) is the ultimate buzzword at the moment. But from a patent-based perspective, it is more than just the new fad: it is a pointer to technological developments and signals what consumers should expect from new products coming to the market in the near future.
For all the patent attorneys out there, it is also an indicator of the technologies we will be expected to deal with and translate into patent documents. So let’s have a look at what has been happening in the past few years.
When it all started
ECTA Annual Conference 2025
The 43rd Annual Conference of the European Communities Trade Mark Association (ECTA), themed "Bears on the Loose," will take place in Berlin, Germany, from June 18 to 21, 2025.
IP experts will engage in thought-provoking discussions on the key topics shaping the future of IP. The event will feature a variety of sessions addressing current issues, including the impact of artificial intelligence, IP rights, and brand protection strategies, among others.