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29 April 2024 Company secures capital from the bank to support business expansion | New loans aimed at supporting high-growth firms | NatWest allows businesses to borrow against software, patents, copyrights, trademarks, and registered designs.
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Patents Channel
The system is an up-to-date, reliable and effective way to protect design rights on the regional level, explains Arman Sauganbayev Gorodissky & Partners (Kazakhstan office).
Trademarks
Sustainability goals aimed at reducing packaging throw-up issues for the luxury sector in particular and 2024 could be a landmark year, explain Giles Crown and Elena Glengarry of Taylor Wessing.
Trademarks
The outcome of Coach v Gap and Penn State v Vintage Brand could have ‘serious ramifications’ for brand owners and licensing, depending on their outcome. Dyan Finguerra-DuCharme and Kate Garber of Pryor Cashman explain how.
Diversity
As Morgan Lewis associate Kandis Gibson comes to the end of her term as President of the Women’s Bar Association of the District of Columbia (WBA), she shares her advice for the next generation of lawyers.
Trademarks
From their origins in surplus plastic, ‘jelly’ shoes have been produced by luxury brands and become cultural symbols in Africa, says Inês Sequeira of Inventa.
Diversity
The conversation on how law firms can better protect the wellbeing and mental health of their employees has been reignited over the past few months. Could there finally be a culture shift ahead? Sarah Speight reports.
Diversity
A career in STEM and IP felt like a natural fit for Gillian Taylor from Reddie & Grose, until she realised that, as a woman, she was part of a small minority in the patent profession.
AI
When someone shared an image made using StableDiffusion on social media, the ensuing case drew wide attention and set a precedent, explains Hongxia Wu of CCPIT Patent and Trademark Law Office.
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Trade secrets
25 April 2024 Business advocacy group challenges commission’s authority and the legitimacy of its new rule banning non-compete agreements | Rule change sets a “dangerous precedent for government micromanagement” | Lawsuit argues FTC's actions will negatively impact businesses and employees.
Trade secrets
24 April 2024 Legal experts predict commission’s rule banning non-competes will be overturned by US Supreme Court | US Chamber of Commerce plans to sue the FTC for its “unlawful” and “blatant power grab” | Ruling aimed at promoting competition and protecting workers' freedom | Creates a “risky landscape” for businesses by taking away “best means” of preventing trade secrets misuse, say critics.
Diversity
24 April 2024 Bhupinder Randhawa of Bereskin & Parr, who was diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder at 45, shares his experience as a neurodiverse lawyer.
Law firm news
24 April 2024 IP firm had argued representative action did not meet ‘same interest’ requirement | Trial expected to take place in January next year.
Trademarks
23 April 2024 Counsel for the maker of Back to the Future’s time-travelling car, Roger Behle of Foley tells WIPR why film merchandising is a lucrative hit—as long as it’s protected, of course.
Diversity
23 April 2024 Research published this quarter shows that the legal sector has one of the largest disparities in earnings between men and women on both sides of the pond. WIPR Diversity takes an overview of recent findings.
Careers
23 April 2024 Former PTAB deputy chief judge joins firm’s Delaware office as counsel | Brings extensive prosecution and litigation experience | Follows recent addition of veteran litigator.
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