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Katfriend Salvatore Marcenaro (Wolf Méndez Abogados Asociados) analyzed the Frisby case concerning a third-party registration of well-known Colombian “FRISBY” trade mark in the EU.

Söğüt Atilla discussed the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit’s refusal of “US SPACE FORCE” for numerous goods and services by affirming the decision of the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board of the US Patent and Trademark Office.

Katfriend David Barnett (Brand Protection Strategist at Stobbs) provided an objective assessment of the similarity of signs regarding trade mark matters.

Eleonora Rosati commented on the very first referral of the Court of Justice of the European Union concerning copyright and Artificial Intelligence.

Patents

Rose Hughes reported the 2025 C5 Annual Forum held in Amsterdam. The first day of the conference concerned the Pharma & Biotech Patent Litigation in Europe.

Rose Hughes outlined the latest decision of the US Court of Appeal of the Federal Circuit in Regents v. Broad Institute (Nos. 22-1594, 22-1653).

Other

Anastasiia Kyrylenko looked into the Rügenwalder Teewurst saga, considering the impact of wars on geographical indications.

Oliver Fairhurst explained the recent English High Court litigation in Crypto Open Patent Alliance v Wright [2025] EWHC 1139 (Ch).

IP events and opportunities

Verónica Rodríguez Arguijo informed the Readers of the latest IP news, events, and opportunities. The Norwegian Association for the Protection of Industrial Property will hold the event ‘EU trade mark law and freedom of expression: An "IKEA-plan" to reconcile them’ and the NIR Nordic Young Practitioners Conference. Moreover, the Hasso Plattner Institute (HPI) seeks to recruit a postdoctoral researcher in technology and regulation. The CZS Institute for Artificial Intelligence and Law is calling for papers for the Tübingen Conference for AI and Law. Do not forget to check our post for more opportunities and developments here.