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On 29 July 2026, China’s National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) held a press conference focused on intellectual property and the 15th Five-Year Plan. Liang Xinxin, Director of the Strategic Planning Department of

Legendary Pokémon like Mewtwo have long captured the imagination of collectors and competitive players worldwide, but their financial value is now attracting attention from tax authorities. The market for rare virtual Pokémon

Space-based data centres are the latest bold claim circulating in tech circles, and not everyone is buying into the vision being sold. Elon Musk has pitched the idea of orbital data centres

State legislatures across the United States have sharply accelerated efforts to limit restrictive covenants for healthcare professionals, producing a fragmented and rapidly shifting legal landscape. A review of legislation enacted over the

On July 16, 2026, the New Jersey Supreme Court issued a precedential ruling holding that the state’s 2023 False Claims Act Opposition Amendment applies retroactively to pending litigation. The court determined that

The state of Washington pulled the plug on its entire bar exam after a technology failure so severe that officials decided scrapping the test was preferable to trusting the system again. The

In 1879, the United States Supreme Court turned away a female attorney on the grounds that “none but men” were permitted to practice before it. Rather than accept the ruling, the attorney

A German labour court has dismissed a discrimination compensation claim brought by a nonbinary applicant, ruling the application was never genuinely intended to secure employment. The Labor Court of Berlin issued its

Colorado has held its second annual greenhouse gas allowance auction, cementing its place among a growing number of states using emissions trading to meet climate goals. The state’s GHG Trading Program requires

Gibson Dunn has secured six litigation partners from Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz in one of the most significant lateral moves seen in BigLaw this year. Leading the group is William Savitt,