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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.
14 May 2024
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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.
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
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Diversity
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Patents Channel
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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
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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.
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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.
News
9 May 2024 IP office aims to cut processing times from four to five years to under 12 months with initiative | Applications must be classified in IPC Green Inventory.
Careers
9 May 2024 New addition’s experience of advising clients on domestic and global patent prosecution spans nearly two decades.
Trademarks
9 May 2024 US apparel brand owns various US registrations for the familiar tab and has vigorously enforced its rights in recent years | Perugia-based luxury brand stood accused of selling clothing featuring “nearly identical” copies of the tab.
Trademarks
8 May 2024 The association said the High Court’s interpretation of ‘article’ could leave design registrations vulnerable to cancellation | INTA’s intervention relates to case between a motorcycle manufacturer and spare parts company.
Trademarks
8 May 2024 The EU Intellectual Property Office applied textbook procedure when rejecting a registration bid for the drug lord's name, says Shannon Fahy of Browne Jacobson.
Trade secrets
7 May 2024 New partner brings extensive experience of trade remedy proceedings as well as investigations before the US Department of Commerce and the ITC | Trade secrets litigator joins from Sidley Austin where he spent nearly a decade.
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