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Norway’s natural resources and mineral & ore processing capabilities are quasi-unique in Europe, providing critical and strategic raw materials essential for multiple industries. Security of supply and strategic autonomy of these materials are prioritized by government policy, ensuring supply chain and economic resilience in a geopolitically volatile and distorted global market.  However, increasing global commodity competition and government regulation demand Norwegian companies to innovate continuously.

Today, on 12 August 2026, much of western Europe and some of North America will experience at least a partial solar eclipse as the Moon transits between the Sun and the Earth.

Norway is a global leader in salmon farming and AI-enabled aquaculture, but Chinese organisations now dominate patent activity in the sector. This article explores how AI is transforming fish farming, the growing competitive and IP challenges facing Norwegian innovators, and the strategic steps businesses can take to protect their advantage in a rapidly evolving market.

Many technologies have dual-use potential, having both civilian and defence or military applications. Technologies originally developed for civilian applications may be subsequently exploited for defence or military applications. Alternatively, technologies may be developed via a ‘dual use by design’ approach, integrating dual-use directly into their development.

InterDigital and Disney are in wide dispute over Disney’s alleged use of InterDigital’s video compression technology for their Disney+ streaming service.  This particular case relates to one of four infringement actions brought by InterDigital against Disney at the UPC so far.

Head of AI Development and UK & European Patent Attorney at Dehns, Dr Coreena Brinck, explores how AI is transforming the value of medical data, and the effect it is having on Intellectual Property Strategy.

Through my career as an IP consultant, advising companies on how best to develop an IP strategy to create and grow value through IP assets, I have often seen software businesses relying on copyright for IP protection. Patents were often seen as too expensive and for hardware type business and not relevant to business innovating faster that than the time it takes to get a patent. Trade secret protection was usually seen as too bureaucratic and against the internal sharing culture encouraged within software companies. The tide may be turning.

The Court of Appeal has dismissed Shorts International’s appeal against Google, confirming that YouTube Shorts does not infringe the SHORTSTV trade mark.

Phase 1 of the EU design reforms took place on 1 May 2025.  Now it is time for phase 2.

One of the big changes that was brought in with phase 1 was the expansion of the definition of a design to include movement, transition and animation of features.  Phase 2 now provides an updated framework for representing designs and it should make representing animations easier.

The oral proceedings were held for G 1/25 and now the patent profession awaits the decision.