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Trademarks
Although Mexico’s trademark opposition system is still young, there are already calls to amend it so it can carry more legal weight. Marisol Balandra of Uhthoff Gomez Vega & Uhthoff reports. 19 May 2018
Copyright
Copyright owners face an array of challenges in protecting and enforcing their rights online, including on social media, and it’s time for a new dispute-resolution policy that is administered internationally, says Jaya Mandelia of Singh & Singh. 19 May 2018
Jurisdiction reports
Since 2003, the national legislator has dictated specific sanctions against the use of “made in Italy” and any other signs or pictures, including trademarks, which may lead consumers to infer an Italian origin of a product when it is not Italian. References have been made to the Italian flag and pictures of famous monuments (the Roman Colosseum, the cathedral and tower of Florence, etc). 19 May 2018
Copyright
Brexit discussions between European authorities and the UK have moved forward and the alarmist communication of the European Commission on December 1, 2017, which was countersigned by the European Union Intellectual Property Office, has to be reconsidered in light of the agreement proposed by the Commission and published on February 28, 2018 (European Commission Draft Withdrawal Agreement TF50 [2018] Commission to EU 27, 28 February 2018). 19 May 2018
Jurisdiction reports
“Trade secrets” is a broad category. They may encompass technical information (such as technical drawings, pharmaceutical recipes, or chemical formulae) or business information (such as customer lists, or profit calculations). 19 May 2018
Patents
IP Centrum is changing IP services. WIPR caught up with CEO Simon de Banke to discuss how ‘different’ can be ‘better’ for renewals, European patent validations and beyond. 19 May 2018
Patents
The US Supreme Court has decided not to review a patent case concerning podcasts, in a win for the Electronic Frontier Foundation. 18 May 2018
Trademarks
A company owned by actress Jessica Alba has failed to prevent the registration of a trademark in the UK. 18 May 2018
Copyright
A New York-based fashion designer has accused shopping channel QVC of copying her slimming jeans, called SkinnyJeans. 18 May 2018
Trademarks
China is on course to overtake the US as the world’s leading source of trademark applications filed on foreign registers by 2020, according to new research by CompuMark. 18 May 2018
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