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In the judgment of 24 September 2026 in Case C-176/25, Steizer, the CJEU ruled on which law applies to the assessment of the validity of a copyright assignment or licensing agreement in terms of compliance with a prescribed specific form. Background T sells car...

Judgment – 23/09/2026 – Bitmain Technologies v. EUIPO - Advanced New Technologies (ANTMINER), Case T-409/25 Earlier Mark Contested Mark ANT ANTCHAIN (Owner: Advanced New Technologies Co. Ltd) ANTMINER (Owner: Bitmain Technologies Inc.)   – The case concerned an...

Can a short social media post be a copyrighted work? CJEU judgment of 3 September 2026 in Case C-598/24, CY v Gândul Media Network and HO The CJEU judgment of 3 September 2026 in Case C-598/24 (CY v Gândul Media Network and HO) addresses two practical questions. The...

Judgment – 16/09/2026 – Fitmart v EUIPO (ULTRAPURE), Case T-890/25 Contested mark: Owner: Fitmart GmbH & Co. KG – The case concerned the registration of the figurative mark ULTRAPURE for goods in Classes 5, 29, 30 and 32, including dietary supplements, dairy...

Judgment – 09/09/2026 – Modus v. EUIPO, Case T‑608/25 – The case concerned proceedings for a declaration of invalidity of the EU figurative mark registered for goods and services in Classes 9 and 42 relating to business-document workflow management software. The...

  Is freedom of expression a carte blanche for the use of another party’s logo, and can it constitute a “due cause” for the use of a sign that is identical or similar to a reputed trade mark? The CJEU judgment of 8 September 2026 in Case C-298/23 (Inter IKEA...

Judgment – 02/09/2026 – Health Labs Care v EUIPO, Case T635/25 Earlier right Contested mark Health Labs Health Labs Care   – The case concerned opposition proceedings relating to the application for registration of the EU figurative mark NPhealthLABS+ for goods...

  This article examines the principal legal challenges that generative artificial intelligence poses, particularly in the field of copyright law. It explores key issues relating to the authorship of AI-generated content, the training of AI models on...

On August 11, 2026, the Polish Act of July 3, 2026, on Artificial Intelligence Systems entered into force. The Act implements the obligations set forth in Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down harmonized rules on...

The growing adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) systems and the increasing importance of AI-generated content have created new challenges for the protection of intellectual property rights. Although the European Union has already adopted the pioneering AI Act,...

On August 2, 2026, part of Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 of the European Parliament and of the Council of June 13, 2024, establishing harmonized rules on artificial intelligence (the AI Act) entered into force. Among other provisions, Article 50 of the AI Act, concerning...

  On 24 July 2026, the President signed the Act of 3 July 2026 on Artificial Intelligence Systems (the “Act”). The Act was published in the Journal of Laws on 27 July 2026 and will, as a rule, enter into force on 11 August 2026. The Act fulfils the obligations...