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INTA and Kenya’s Anti Counterfeit Authority signed a Memorandum of Understanding on May 20, during the Annual Meeting. 22 May 2019
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Geographical indications can be powerful tools to maintain the quality and reputation of regional brands—but protecting them can take patience and persistence. 22 May 2019
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While it’s still a novelty, some intellectual property offices have begun to use artificial intelligence for a range of purposes related to trademark applications, examinations, and analysis, as Peter Scott reports. 22 May 2019
Influential Women in IP
The importance of diversity at law firms remains a center of conversation. Sarah Morgan reviews the status. 22 May 2019
Jurisdiction reports
The Öresund bridge that opened in 1999 between Denmark and Sweden, further connecting southern Scandinavia with central and Western Europe, is not just a practical example of constructive cooperation between Denmark and Sweden. It can also be seen as a symbol of inventive collaboration in the region. 21 May 2019
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The Draft Amendment to Taiwan’s Patent Law was passed by Taiwan’s Legislature on April 16, 2019. The Amended Patent Law will take effect from November 1, 2019. 21 May 2019
Trademarks
The US Supreme Court has today held that a debtor-licensor’s rejection of a trademark licence agreement in bankruptcy is a breach, rather than a rescission of contract, meaning that the other party to the contract retains its rights under the licence agreement. 21 May 2019
Jurisdiction reports
Mediation was first practised in Turkey following publication of the Code on Mediation in Civil Disputes no. 6325 on June 22, 2012. Since January 10, 2017 when the IP Code No. 6769 entered into force, the Turkish Patent and Trademark Office (TurkPatent) has been authorised to invite parties to mediation in opposition cases. 21 May 2019
Jurisdiction reports
A newly formed company, Startup Co, is the owner of what the firm believes to be a wonderful invention that may disrupt a decades-old industry. 21 May 2019
Copyright
A US district judge has cleared a lawsuit over cartoon character Pepe the Frog to proceed to trial after he dismissed motions for summary judgment from both the character’s creator and opinion website Infowars. 21 May 2019
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