Dehns participation at the CIPA UPC Conference & more…Keep up with what has been happening this week in our latest IP news round-up…

UAE to boost intellectual property protection and patent registration

The Ministry of Economy and Tourism has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Dubai Science Park, part of Tecom Group, to strengthen cooperation in the fields of intellectual property (IP) protection and patent registration.

Exclusive: Meta created flirty chatbots of Taylor Swift, other celebrities without permission

Meta has appropriated the names and likenesses of celebrities – including Taylor Swift, Scarlett Johansson, Anne Hathaway and Selena Gomez – to create dozens of flirty social-media chatbots without their permission, Reuters has found.

Dehns participation at the CIPA UPC Conference

Dehns will be participating in the inaugural CIPA UPC Conference which is taking place on Thursday 11 September.

13 partners at Carpmaels & Ransford recognised in this year’s edition

Thirteen partners have been recognised as world leading practitioners in this year’s Lexology Index: Intellectual Property, with 2 partners receiving particular recognition as thought leaders.

EPO confirms to Barker Brettell that they will be accepting colour drawings in register electronic applications from 1 October 2025

According to a recent exchange between Barker Brettell and The European Patent Office (EPO), it is about to modernise its register to enable publication of colour drawings.