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Inventa has been recognized as a 'Firm To Watch: Intellectual Property' in The Legal 500 EMEA (Europe, Middle East & Africa) 2024 edition.

As stated by The Legal 500, Inventa brings together trademark and patent attorneys, engineers, and consultants, providing comprehensive expertise in IP prosecution, enforcement, and protection of IP rights. Vítor Palmela Fidalgo, Legal Director of Inventa, is highlighted as a key figure for both contentious and non-contentious IP matters.

The AIPPI Spring Meeting was held in Madrid, Spain, from February 22 to 23. Tiago Reis Nobre and Vítor Palmela Fidalgo attended the 2024 edition in Meliá Madrid Princesa Hotel, which featured a variety of panel sessions on relevant topics proposed by the Standing Committees.

In Kenya, the film industry plays a key role in the social and economic development of the country as it offers a venue for idea sharing and conversation, which fosters public engagement. Further, it is important for the creation of employment and the generation of wealth, especially among the youth.

The Inventa IP Review magazine highlights some of the IP news of the previous year, written by our team, through opinion articles, interviews or press releases. We cover relevant topics that have marked the field of innovation, trademarks, patents or intellectual property rights.

The Doha Round represents the latest series of trade negotiations among WTO members, officially launched at the WTO's Fourth Ministerial Conference in Qatar in 2001. Its goal is to substantially reform the global trade system by reducing trade barriers and revising rules across approximately 20 trade-related areas, including intellectual property matters such as rights protection, affordable access to medicines, flexibility within the Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) Agreement, the promotion of technology transfer, and more.

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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.

Second and last day of the 2023 Europol Intellectual Property (IP) Crime Conference, held at the Ramada by Wyndham Hotel in Lisbon. This conference is a collaborative effort between the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), the Portuguese Economic and Food Safety Authority (ASAE), and the Portuguese Public Security Police (PSP) and focus on combating counterfeit goods, which present significant risks to health, safety, and the environment, alongside with the role of advanced technology in the fight against intellectual property (IP) crime.

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.

Inventa contributed to this latest edition, providing an overview of trademark legislation and regulations in Portugal, including requirements, timelines, oppositions and other related rights.

ChatGPT is not just a mere bot with premade phrases that, after 3 or so interactions, send us to a human assistant. ChatGPT is an improved model of language processing based on machine learning systems. It can continuously learn based on the context that users provide.