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19 May 2025 Trademark association confirms UK host city at opening ceremony after news accidentally shared on social media the day before | New mission statement and four-year plan embraces diversity and inclusion | ‘We are, as an organisation, a citizen of the world’ says CEO.
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India is bucking the global trend in IP filings and is well placed in key innovation areas, say Ashwin Julka and Bisman Kaur of Remfry & Sagar.
A dupe is, by definition, a copy—and a deception. But could it also erase the original mark? Johanna Gibson of Queen Mary University explores the implications of post-sale confusion.
It is complex but essential work to develop an effective anti-counterfeiting and anti-piracy strategy in China, explains Ray (Lei) Zhao of Unitalen Attorneys at Law.
Brand owners in China should be aware of developments in trademark non-use cancellation examinations, says Shufang Zhang of CCPIT Patent and Trademark Law Office.
Nailing the country’s trademark application process can be achieved by following a series of steps, says Cynthia Wang of Kangxin.
Sound marks continue to spark the interest of brand owners—particulary in competitive sectors such as food—but successful registration relies on inherent distinctiveness, explains Joana Fialho Pinto of Inventa.
The Supreme Court’s decision sets a new benchmark in IP protection, marking a key victory for both local and international growers, according to winning counsel Sunny Su of Lusheng.
It’s blackcurrant squash, not cider, at the centre of a new complaint against the supermarket, but is another brand victory in the bag? Kirsten Gilbert of Marks & Clerk explores.
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14 May 2025 Experts from Barnes & Thornburg and Molson Coors share how cross-functional IP enforcement teams can deliver efficient, business-aligned results while keeping costs under control.
12 May 2025 Suzanne Schultz of Customs & Border Protection outlines the value of recording IP with CBP and how rights holders can work effectively with the agency to enhance border enforcement.
9 May 2025 Office rejects the applications for the marks, close to Tesla’s planned launch of ‘Robotaxi’ service | News comes as Tesla suffers ‘brutal year’ | Tesla’s eleventh-hour bid to trademark the terms ‘could set back its plans’.
9 May 2025 ‘Best deal India has ever agreed’, says government | Copyright, GIs, and medical devices named in provisions | But industry bodies argue it doesn’t address ‘longstanding industry concerns’ about IP or open up legal sector.
9 May 2025 From criminal law and cosmetics brands to CITMA and INTA, the president of the UK’s largest trademark association is putting polish on the IP sector.
7 May 2025 Event draws nearly 10,000 registrants so far | Record post-pandemic numbers follow INTA CEO’s criticism of ‘unregistered’ attendees | Calendar’s biggest IP conference attracts counsel from Amazon, Microsoft, HP, Google, Apple and others.
6 May 2025 As Ukraine lifts the wartime pause on IP deadlines, the country's lawyers are determined to get back to business as usual—in spite of the ongoing missile attacks and power outages, finds Sarah Speight.
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