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The Federal Law for Protection of the Industrial Property in Mexico—also known as the new IP Law—abrogated the former Industrial Property Law and entered into force on November 5, 2020. 29 June 2022
Trademarks
Natalia Gulyaeva, partner at Hogan Lovells, tells WIPR about the current IP situation in Russia. 29 June 2022
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Multi-multi claims are no longer allowed and applicants for patent and utility models need to be careful, warns Ryo Maruyama of Kyosei International Patent Office. 29 June 2022
Trademarks
Trademark pirates have been bothering legitimate trademark owners in China for many years. Owing to China’s strict first-to-file principle and little consideration of the earlier use or fame of the legitimate trademark owners, pirates have been profiting from hoarding big numbers of others’ brands and setting obstacles for the legitimate owners. 29 June 2022
Jurisdiction reports
Distributed digital ledger technologies such as blockchain have taken the world by storm in recent years and while cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin have enjoyed much attention, other applications of blockchain technologies such as non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are gaining popularity. 28 June 2022
Patents
The UK government will not change patent inventorship criteria or copyright computer-generated works provisions following its consultation on artificial intelligence and IP, but it plans to amend a copyright law relating to data mining. 28 June 2022
Trademarks
Liqueur maker Cointreau and Canadian cannabis company Canopy Growth have settled their trademark clash over Canopy’s ‘Quatreau’ sparkling water infused with cannabidiol. 28 June 2022
Patents
China acceded the Hague System this year. Xiaojun Guo of CCPIT Patent and Trademark Law Office outlines what designers need to know. 28 June 2022
Patents
Research has shown that US patent litigation was heavily concentrated in some familiar courts over the past three years, finds Sarah Speight. 28 June 2022
Patents
Two years ago, Mexico overhauled its IP law and shook up the process for claiming damages. Mauricio Galindo of Dumont reflects on some important positive and negative changes. 28 June 2022
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