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The scammers pretending to be official IP offices are getting smarter — but so are the people fighting them. The EUIPO’s 10th Anti-Scam Network meeting brought together experts from across Europe and beyond to step up the fight against misleading invoices that target IP users.

In Europe, the way we handle intellectual property disputes is changing — fast. The EU Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) has introduced a new Mediation Centre that’s shaking up how businesses resolve conflicts over trademarks and designs. Instead of years of legal back-and-forth, mediation offers a faster, more flexible, and far less confrontational path — one that could inspire a major shift in how the Czech Industrial Property Office (ÚPV) approaches similar cases.

A Dutch chipmaker has landed at the center of a global dispute that’s putting Europe’s manufacturing stability to the test. Nexperia, headquartered in the Netherlands but owned by China’s Wingtech, has become the latest example of how intellectual property and international politics can collide — with real consequences for industries that rely on steady, secure supply chains.

At the end of September, the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) hosted the European Association of Guarantee Institutions (AECM) in Alicante. The two-day meeting brought together public banks, EU institutions, and financial experts to discuss one key question: how can intellectual property — from trademarks to patents — help businesses access new sources of funding?