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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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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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AB InBev: Keeping a Clear Head

International brewer AB InBev requires clear documentation of trademark rights when buying or merging with another company, as Associate General Counsel Jeremy Roe tells Ed Conlon.   24 May 2017

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Looking Ahead to the 2018 Annual Meeting

Seattle will host the 140th INTA Annual Meeting in 2018, and as the Co-Chairs, Dr. Axel Nordemann and Dana Northcott explain to Naomi Jeffreys, there is much to look forward to.   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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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

Jurisdiction reports

The force of moral rights

The strength of moral rights in Dutch copyright law has in January 2017 been illustrated in two legal disputes concerning the renovation of architectural buildings.   24 May 2017

Patents

TC Heartland v Kraft Foods: SCOTUS deals ‘staggering blow’ to NPEs

A “staggering blow” was dealt to non-practising entities yesterday as the US Supreme Court handed down its decision in TC Heartland v Kraft Foods.   23 May 2017

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Nokia and Apple resolve IP litigation

Nokia and Apple have settled all litigation related to their IP dispute and have entered into a patent licensing agreement.   23 May 2017

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