PatentsChina
China continues to dominate global patent filings in 2024, with nearly half of all patents worldwide originating from the country. Leading Chinese companies such as Pop Mart, ByteDance, and Alibaba Cloud are expanding internationally while navigating complex intellectual property challenges. Recent legal actions inclu…
Wednesday, July 29, 2026
AI & IPGlobal
Artificial intelligence is transforming business operations across sectors in Canada, prompting complex questions about intellectual property protection and privacy. This article examines how Canadian law addresses AI-related data ownership, copyright authorship, patent eligibility, trade secret safeguards, trademark…
Wednesday, March 23, 2022
PolicyAfrica
The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) aims to integrate Africa's markets, potentially becoming the world's largest free trade zone. Nigeria, a key participant, stands to benefit significantly, especially in its intellectual property (IP) sector. While AfCFTA's Phase II negotiations on Intellectual Property…
Wednesday, September 22, 2021