MARQUES conference 2012

From the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) to tobacco branding and domain names, intellectual property has been front-page news in 2012. Proposed anti-piracy legislation has divided the press, the public and brand owners and for IP practitioners, court judgments on class headings, designs and non-conventional marks have further complicated an already complex legal system.