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16 May 2024 Counterfeit goods could account for £1 in every £20 spent in six years’ time | Worldwide sales tax revenues suffered £139 billion loss due to counterfeits in 2022.
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Trademarks
The Supreme Court has rewritten the litigation playbook with relief for directors and employees of infringing companies, writes Alastair Shaw, counsel at Hogan Lovells.
Patents
Africa offers vast potential for companies with the right IP strategy to overcome the continent’s complexities, say Nicky Garnett and Alicia Van der Walt of Adams & Adams.
Trade secrets
Despite geopolitical and trade tensions, secrets specialist James Pooley returned from a trip to China optimistic that China is committed to building a robust IP system.
Future of IP
Ahead of a panel session at this year’s INTA Annual Meeting moderated by the Brand Safety Alliance, industry experts and panellists share their views on domain blocking and the recently launched GlobalBlock service.
Trademarks
Olusola Aleru of Inventa shares a guide to securing or opposing a mark in the West African nation.
Diversity
A pair of gutsy Peruvian women showed how IP rights, a good plan and sheer determination can transform the lives of communities in the Amazon rainforest and elsewhere.
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.
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Copyright
14 May 2024 Musician and actor Donald Glover wins six-year dispute against rival rapper | Kidd Wes only registered the sound recording of ‘Made in America’, not the musical work itself, a Circuit Court rules | “This is not a mere error,” says judge.
Trademarks
14 May 2024 Dispute over ‘siren’ logo with Alaskan coffee and apparel company has been ongoing for six years | Starbucks emblem has evolved over half a century but has generally featured its (occasionally controversial) mythological figure.
Patents Channel
13 May 2024 Tech giant found to have infringed three claims of IPA Technologies patent | Microsoft says that it will appeal verdict.
Diversity
13 May 2024 Yorkshire-born Matt Dixon of the UK’s Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys firmly believes that to become a patent attorney, it shouldn't matter where you come from, discovers Sarah Speight.
Copyright
10 May 2024 Critical copyright case looking at when damages can be awarded in disputes results in dissenting opinions | Polarising decision welcomed as “victory for copyright owners” and also decried as a “dead letter” that “sidesteps” key question on discovery rule | Reaction from victorious Nealy counsel and more…
Future of IP
10 May 2024 Minister for AI and IP predicts changes to legislation will form part of eventual solution | Members of the House of Lords urged the government to take a position swiftly.
Law firm news
9 May 2024 The fast-growing chip maker needs persistent and sophisticated external counsel to bat opponents who just keep coming, general counsel Ann Chaplin tells Tom Phillips in an exclusive interview.
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