Get to Know China: Challenges and Opportunities for Bulgarian SMEs in the Chinese Market
In Latin America, counterfeiting remains a significant challenge, and efforts to address it are often undermined by fragmented legal frameworks and uneven enforcement mechanisms. According to a recent analysis by ClarkeModet, the lack of coordinated information sharing makes it difficult to identify regional trafficking routes, recurring actors or common entry points.
The Mexican Supreme Court upheld the refusal by the Instituto Nacional de Derechos de Autor (INDAUTOR) to register the AI-generated image 'Avatar Virtual: Gerald Garcia Baez', which was created using the 'Leonardo' tool. The applicant claimed that he had provided photos and prompts and had even sought moral rights for the AI system.
Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) are experiencing unprecedented momentum in Brazil. In 2025, the country recorded historic highs in both filings and grants, underscoring the growing importance of innovation in its economy. Our blog post explores the IP landscape in 2025 in Brazil and provides a general overview. Happy reading!
Peru has marked a significant milestone in gender participation in innovation with a record share of patent filings led by women in 2025, the National Institute for the Defense of Competition and Protection of Intellectual Property (Indecopi) reports.
In February 2026, Peru enacted Legislative Decree No. 1724, amending the Copyright Law (Legislative Decree No. 822) to introduce a liability exemption regime (safe harbours) for internet and digital service providers. Read our blog post to gain more insights!
What Constitutes Unfair Competition Behavior in China?
The first Annual Observatory Report on the Interregional Innovation Investments (I3) Instrument highlights the integration of intellectual property (IP) protection measures within interregional innovation projects advancing towards market deployment.
The 2026 edition of the EU-13 Roadshow kicked off in Gdańsk, where the European IP Helpdesk was hosted by the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Ship Technology at Gdańsk University of Technology. The event brought together researchers, university leadership, innovation professionals and support staff to explore how intellectual property (IP) and knowledge valorisation strategies can strengthen the commercialisation of research results.
The annual Science|Business conference, held on 5 February 2026, featured a panel discussion on policy and institutional developments related to knowledge valorisation in Central and Eastern Europe. The discussion focused on the challenges faced by EU Widening countries when it comes to translating strong research performance into marketable solutions and societal impact.
The European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) has published a new episode of its podcast series “Creative Sparks. From inspiration to innovation”, focusing on the EUIPO’s SME Fund and its role in supporting European businesses. The episode, “Built to grow: When SMEs protect what matters”, explores one of the EU’s flagship initiatives aimed at making intellectual property (IP) more accessible to small and medium-sized enterprises.
On 17 and 18 February 2026, the B+ Working Group on Substantive Patent Law Harmonisation held an international stakeholder meeting hosted by the European Patent Office (EPO) in Munich. Technical exchanges addressed several complex issues, including elements of the grace period such as the reference date, accelerated publication and possible statement requirements.
Axelera AI announced the largest investment ever in an EU AI semiconductor company, with the participation of the EIC Fund.
The EIC invites you to the online-only 2026 Pathfinder Challenges Info Day on 20 March, where the specifics of the EIC Pathfinder Challenge calls will be explained. Register now.
Vexlum, a manufacturer of advanced semiconductor lasers for high-impact applications, has announced it has secured €10 million, with support from the EIC Fund.
EIC-funded RoboRoyale project is testing whether micro-robots could strengthen honeybee colonies by catering to the queen bee – the sole driver for reproduction.
The EIC and the EPO, with support of the European IP Helpdesk, are hosting three consecutive training sessions on 17, 24 and 26 March.
SunOyster participated in the EIC Corporate Day with Galp held in Lisbon in 2024, which later resulted in a deal for the installation of their solar technologies.
Hear from I-Tes, an Italian technology startup that develops innovative solutions for thermal energy storage and energy efficiency and how the support from EEN2EIC helped them.
The EIC invites EIC-supported start-ups, scale-ups, and SMEs to participate in an exclusive pitching and matchmaking session with Siemens on 21 May 2026.
