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Visit the Pro Bono Clearinghouse!

Today is the last day to visit the Pro Bono Clearinghouse Information Booth—located at the INTA Information Booth in Hall 8—to learn more about INTA’s recently established Pro Bono Clearinghouse.   24 May 2017

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Lunch and Learn: How to Be a Creative IP Lawyer

Anyone can learn to be innovative in their job, and there are techniques to facilitate the process.   24 May 2017

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Trademarks in South Korea: Making Life Easier

Through assisting trademark owners and working with neighboring IP Offices, the Korean Intellectual Property Office is working hard to make the country’s trademark system a better place, as Director General Choi Gyuwan of the Trademark and Design Examination Bureau tells Uldduz Larki.   24 May 2017

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Mary Boney Denison: Hitting Targets and Tackling Dead Wood

Mary Boney Denison, Commissioner for Trademarks at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, must stay on top of targets, keep customers happy, fight fraud, and root out the dead wood, as she told Sarah Morgan.   24 May 2017

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General Mills: A Household Name

While trademarks and trade dress are important for protecting General Mills’ many food products, brand value itself goes deeper than just a legal registration. Josh Burke, senior IP counsel, talks to Ed Conlon about protecting rights and keeping consumers happy.   24 May 2017

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Impact Studies: Making the Most of Trademarks

Combining data with on-the-ground knowledge helps to make INTA’s impact studies more successful, says Sheila Francis, INTA’s Director of Marketing and Liaison for the Impact Studies Committee, in an interview with Sarah Morgan.   24 May 2017

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Counterfeits: The Role of the Middle Man

Awareness campaigns and prosecuting counterfeiters won’t stop consumers being misled by counterfeits, but damages are a great help in the fight, registrants heard yesterday.   24 May 2017

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From Colors to Collectives: Trademark Developments in Japan

With the first color trademarks being registered in Japan earlier this year, Sarah Morgan hears about what applicants have to show in order to secure protection, and other changes to trademark law.   24 May 2017

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What to Do in Barcelona Post-Annual Meeting

For registrants spending some time in Barcelona after the Annual Meeting ends, there are plenty of options for diversion, as Uldduz Larki reports.   24 May 2017

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Social Media Influencers: Reining Them In

Managing the activity of celebrity influencers on social media may help your brand to stay on the right side of the regulators, as Ed Conlon reports.   24 May 2017

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