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Who Owns the Innovation? IP Title, Start-Up Formation Failures, and the Hidden Cost of Defective Ownership in Investment and Exit Transactions
Intellectual PropertyGeneral
For in-house counsel advising start-ups, intellectual property is often the principal source of value. Software, technical know-how, inventions, brands, data, content and confidential processes may be more important than physical...Read more
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Madelein Kleyn
CEO, Mad K IP Consulting (Pty) Ltd, South Africa
How We Made Our Patent Department Agile - And Sparked a Culture of Innovation
Intellectual PropertyElectronics
This article explores the transformative journey of implementing agile methodologies within the global patent department at Electrolux. Faced with significant structural and organizational challenges, the department embarked on a path...Read more
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Tore Stjernberg
European Patent Attorney, IP4S, Sweden
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Christian Mohr
CVO, Equity Partner, Tergau & Walkenhorst Intellectual Property GmbH, Germany
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Bastian Hassloch
Agile Transformation Coach and Trainer, Freelancer @ Michael Cramer & Friends, Germany
The UK’s Copyright and AI Report: What In-House Counsel Need to Know (and Do) Now
Intellectual PropertyBanking & Finance
In March 2026, the UK government published its long-awaited report on copyright and artificial intelligence. The report runs to over 120 pages. It covers technical infrastructure, international comparisons, licensing markets,...Read more
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Winona Chan
Legal Counsel, Moneybox, UK
AI and IP Strategy – The On-Going Transformation of Innovation and Value Creation
Intellectual PropertyGeneral
This article is based on the panel discussion “IP Strategy and AI – Industry Perspective,” which Sonja London moderated at the Helsinki IP Summit 2025. The discussion brought together IP...Read more
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Pirke Fustinoni
Vice President IP & Tech Legal, Metso Corporation, Finland
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Sonja London
Founder, Advisor, Fearless IP, Finland
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Mika Timmerbacka
Director of Intellectual Property, UPM-Kymmene, Finland
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Heidi Adler
Director, Intellectual Property Rights, ORION Corporation, Finland
Navigating the AI-Driven Music Licensing Landscape: From the Radio Booth to the Algorithm
Intellectual PropertyMedia
This article explores the unprecedented challenges artificial intelligence presents to music licensing frameworks, drawing from industry insider experience at Creative Audio Enterprises, Inc. (DBA Holdcom)and personal experimentation with AI music...Read more
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Andrew Begnoche
Chief Operating Officer, Holdcom (DBA of Creative Audio Enterprises, Inc.), USA
March-In Rights at a Crossroad: What Biopharma Needs To Know Under Trump Administration
Intellectual PropertyPharmaceutical
Few pieces of legislation have shaped the modern innovation landscape as profoundly as the Bayh-Dole Act of 1980. By allowing universities, small businesses, and non-profit organizations to retain ownership...Read more
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Joanna Brougher
Owner & Principal, BioPharma Law Group PLLC, USA
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Bhavya Bhardwaj
Student, University of Pennsylvania, USA
The distribution right and the principle of exhaustion through the Court of Justice of the EU case-law for tangible and digital works
Intellectual PropertyMedia
The distribution right under copyright law, historically tied to tangible copies of works, has become an increasingly complex issue with the rise of digital and intangible works. In recent years,...Read more
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Anthi Akritidou M.A., LL.M., PhD (C.),
Head of Legal and EU Affairs, International Federation of Reproduction Rights Organisations, Belgium
Who Owns The Rights in a Song: Evolving Trends in Music Copyright in India
Intellectual PropertyMedia
It is trite to say that copyright is a bundle of rights. This truism is best demonstrated when a song is played on the radio or performed as part of...Read more
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Amit Sindhwani
Head of IPR, Usha International, India
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Rajendra Kumar
Founding Partner RKR & Partners, RKR & Partners, India
Patent Strategies for Attenuated Pathogen Vaccines
Intellectual PropertyPharmaceutical
Malaria is a major health concern for people traveling to and living in malaria-endemic areas, causing 249 million clinical cases and 608,000 deaths in 2022, numbers essentially unchanged over the...Read more
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David Dolberg
Senior Director of Intellectual Property, Sanaria Inc., USA
Ways to Avoid Having your Patents Cellected*
Intellectual PropertyPharmaceutical
The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit caused frustrations when it decided to affirm the U.S. Patent Office’s findings that claims in four patents were unpatentable because they are...Read more
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Tom Irving
Partner, Marbury Law Group, USA
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Xiaoguang Michelle Gao
Associate VP - Assistant General Patent Counsel, Eli Lilly and Company, USA
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Michelle E. O'Brien
Partner, Marbury Law Group, USA
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