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Counterfeiting continues to evolve - and so do the challenges faced by brand protection leaders. During a recent live polling session with over 66 IP and brand protection professionals at last year's Global IP Exchange USA, some clear trends emerged around where the biggest pressures are coming from, and how organizations are responding.

Download this infographic now for insight into:

• How leaders view counterfeiting as a business-wide challenge
• Where cross-functional collaboration is gaining momentum
• The role of consumer education in preventing counterfeit purchases

Download the 2025 post event report for exclusive insight on delegate investment priorities, audience breakdown, key themes discussed at the event, and much more!

Hear from 2025 delegates:

“Excellent opportunity to meet and collaborate with peers and potential vendors.”

“The event was extremely well run and organized. There was a wide variety of meeting topics and vendors to meet with and the networking event was fantastic.”

“Unlike larger IP conferences, the Global IP Exchange is unique in that it provides ample opportunities to meet with individual attendees.”

The Legal Tech Report 2025: Transforming IP and Legal Operations with Emerging Technology

In-house IP lawyers face increasing complexity -  from managing vast portfolios to keeping up with global compliance and digital transformation. The right legal technology can make all the difference. As generative AI, machine learning, blockchain, and cloud-based platforms continue to evolve at lightning speed, forward-thinking legal teams are redefining how they work. Adoption of legal tech solutions among in-house IP professionals is accelerating, with more technology providers expanding into the intellectual property and legal operations space.

The Legal Tech Report 2025, produced by IQPC Legal Exchange in partnership with AgileIntel Research, offers a data-driven look at how technology is reshaping the legal landscape.

📘 Download the report to explore:

• The latest legal technology and IP management solutions
• How in-house legal teams are leveraging innovation to overcome daily challenges
• Global trends and market size insights across key jurisdictions

Stay ahead of the curve and discover how digital transformation is redefining the role of the in-house lawyer.

The IP Lawyer’s Cheat Sheet: Expert Strategies for the New Era of Intellectual Property

The world of intellectual property law is undergoing rapid transformation. From navigating the rise of AI-driven innovation to combating increasingly sophisticated bad actors and patent trolls, today’s IP leaders face a complex and fast-moving global landscape.

Created in collaboration with the Global IP Exchange, The IP Lawyer’s Cheat Sheet brings you exclusive insights from Lucy Johnson, Chief Operating Officer at HGF and one of Europe’s leading Patent Attorneys. Drawing on her extensive experience across European and UK IP law, Lucy offers actionable guidance to help you stay ahead of regulatory, technological, and strategic challenges shaping the industry.

📘 Download the Cheat Sheet to explore:

• How AI is reshaping intellectual property and best practices for ethical use
• Navigating international IP regulations and emerging legislation
• Strategies to manage patent trolls and defend against IP threats
• Building stronger cross-departmental collaboration to maximize IP value
• The evolving strategic importance of IP and predictions for the future

Empower your IP strategy with expert insights designed to help you protect innovation, streamline compliance, and lead confidently in a digital-first era.

Texas has long been a focal point in U.S. intellectual property litigation—from trademark battles over the “Keep Austin Weird” slogan to patent disputes centred in Waco.

In advance of the 11th Global IP Exchange USA in San Antonio, this article explores how the Lone Star State became a high-stakes IP hub. Through historical insight and legal analysis, it looks at procedural trends, key courtroom developments, and how Texas’s unique IP landscape shapes strategies for brand protection and patent enforcement.

Download the full article to understand why IP leaders keep their eyes on Texas.

From the classic ice cream scoop to a water misting umbrella, Global IP takes a look at the patents behind some fun and ingenious summer-themed inventions.

How can IP financing tools offer a more evolved route to help companies securitize rights in IP assets? Check out this insightful report from Davis Polk's Frank Azzopardi. 

Learn more at davispolk.com.

An insightful interview with Simon Binnie, Partner and Patent Attorney at Boult Wade Tennant, ahead of the Global IP Exchange USA.

Explore the unmissable brand protection sessions taking place at the upcoming Global IP Exchange USA.

Presentations, panel discussions, think tanks & more will be taking place - all with the aim of optimizing your brand protection strategies, with insights from Simon & Schuster, The New York Times & plenty more innovative companies.

The UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) has published its long-trailed AI patentability guidelines. Originally announced as part of the conclusion to the UKIPO’s first AI and intellectual property consultation that ran from September 2020 to March 2021, this document explores the appetite for changes to UK patent and copyright law around AI innovation. Whilst, in respect of patents at least, changes to the law seem to be off the cards for now, the UK government is still keen to “unleash the power of AI” and these new Guidelines very much seem to focus on what is possible in terms of AI patents.

Sit down and enjoy the opening Panel Discussion from the Global IP Exchange USA, with Jonas Bruzas, Vice President and Chief Counsel Global Law, IP and Operations at Mondelez and Troy Grabow, Associate General Counsel, IP and Product at PAX Labs as they share insights on: Pioneering responses to counterfeit trends to best protect your company from evolving threats, fighting counterfeit suppliers to prevent public harm being affiliated with your brand, evaluating the role of online marketplaces in policing the sale of counterfeit goods and utilizing law enforcement and government agencies to construct the best response to counterfeit suppliers.

Sit down and enjoy this on-demand Panel Discussion from the Global IP Exchange USA, where Volvo, Raytheon Intelligence and Space and Meta, share insights on: Evaluating which patents are most valuable to increase monetization opportunities, culling the portfolio in view of resource constraints and reimagining the structure of your IP portfolio to remove ambiguity and promote optimum efficacy.

Siemens Energy has a very comprehensive ESG strategy. Sustainability has always been an important focus for us but increasing natural disasters with worsening consequences has it at the forefront of the minds of investors, consumers, employees, and politicians.

For Siemens Energy, as one of the biggest energy technology companies in the world, we support our customers in transitioning to a more sustainable world, based on our innovative technologies and our ability to turn ideas into reality. We also apply sustainability to our own operations with specific goals to become climate neutral in our operations by 2030 and green electricity with 100% of our own power consumption by 2023.

We asked our audience of IP, Trademark, Patent and Brand Protection leaders which solution providers they would recommend to their peers and who they would most like to work with. And so, with these recommendations we have compiled a list of the top legal solution providers.