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2 June 2025 Music publisher Eight Mile Style sues tech giant for allegedly ‘reaping the financial benefits’ of having rapper’s tracks on social media platforms while infringing copyrights.
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Patents
Major amendments to the Harare Protocol by the African Regional Intellectual Property Organization represent a pivotal shift in how regional IP rights are pursued and maintained, explains Inês Sequeira of Inventa.
Future of IP
With the regime affecting UK exports to the EEA set to continue, Charlotte Peach of Taylor Wessing explores some of the practical implications for businesses.
Trademarks
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.
Trademarks
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.
Trademarks
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.
Patents
Rulings in patent ownership disputes have provided useful guidance on how China’s courts interpret the determination of rights, explains Ruo Cao and Mengxuan Zhang of China Patent Agent (HK) Ltd.
Trademarks
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.
Trade secrets
A grey area between two competing concepts has been playing out in the courts the world over, explains Shaukat Ali of Dennemeyer & Associates.
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Careers
28 May 2025 Former Air Force engineer brings AI and wireless tech expertise to the firm’s growing West Coast office.
Copyright
23 May 2025 Shira Perlmutter claims president lacks authority to remove register of copyrights | Situation sparks debate over separation of powers between Congress and federal government | Trump’s ‘replacements’ for Perlmutter and librarian Carla Hayden challenged by library staff.
Trademarks
22 May 2025 Counsel with decades of experience at Oracle, Zippo and NBA Properties said aspiring legal leaders should act like a leader by taking on difficult tasks, hears Tom Phillips at the INTA Annual Meeting.
Trademarks
22 May 2025 The legal counsel for the world’s largest furniture company sits down with Muireann Bolger to address misconceptions about her role and the Ikea brand—and to explain why an in-house legal team should be ‘more than a showstopper’.
Trademarks
21 May 2025 Etienne Sanz de Acedo tells Tom Phillips that the association is looking at incentives to keep delegates at the official convention centre, which is not in the city centre.
Trademarks
21 May 2025 Acting director says office has approx 1,400 vacancies | Digital replicas, role of Copyright Office, and bad faith actors discussed at INTA session | Counterfeits are “killing people”, and IP community should be “more aggressive” about sharing dangers.
Trademarks
21 May 2025 E-commerce newcomer joins likes of Apple, Nike, and Amazon in coalition while under fire over alleged fake goods and unfair competition | Shein ordered to hand over records in Temu dispute | USPTO seeks input as new study raises alarms for counterfeits.
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