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Canada’s Commitment to IP

Canada’s new IP Strategy proposes some important reforms to the trademark system, as Mark Schaan, Director General, Marketplace Framework Policy Branch, Innovation, Science and Economic Development, tells Ed Conlon.   22 May 2018

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Taking Brand Restrictions to the Top of Government

INTA must work with non-IP authorities and organizations to influence the global debate on brand restrictions, stressing the economic impact of such policies, says Bruce MacPherson, INTA Chief Policy Officer, in an interview with Ed Conlon.   22 May 2018

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Brand Value, Bridges, and a Body of Research

INTA’s new Strategic Partnerships & Economic Research Department is conducting work across a range of topics and countries, with the Brand Value Special Task Force, Generation Z, and bridge building with non-legal associations as its top priorities for 2018 and beyond. Sheila Francis, INTA’s Director, Strategic Partnerships & Economic Research, tells Sarah Morgan more.   22 May 2018

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Combating Counterfeit Sports Products

The Internet can provide a plethora of opportunities for counterfeiters, so professional sports brands need to remain vigilant in protecting consumers. Aaron McDonald reports.   22 May 2018

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Placing Corporate Social Responsibility at the Heart of the Company

The concepts of sustainability and corporate social responsibility should be front and center of brand owners’ corporate philosophy, as Sarah Morgan hears from two companies.   22 May 2018

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The Top 10 Trademark Developments from China

Anna Mae Koo and Ann Xu of Vivien Chan & Co. (Hong Kong SAR, China, and China) discuss the top 10 updates this year from the China Trademark Office and the Trademark Review and Adjudication Board.   22 May 2018

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Color Clarity in Court

Practitioners are curious about the fate of color trademarks in Europe in light of Red Bull Gmbh v. EUIPO, as Aislinn Burton reports.   22 May 2018

Patents

Solar panel companies victorious as patent win affirmed

The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has affirmed a decision that three patents asserted against two solar panel companies are invalid.   22 May 2018

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Hotel Chocolat and Waitrose locked in #slabgate dispute

UK chocolatier Hotel Chocolat has accused supermarket Waitrose of “crossing the line” and breaching its IP rights with a new line of chocolate products.   22 May 2018

Copyright

‘Billie the Bookie’ receives prison sentence for copyright offences

A UK-based man who traded as “Billie the Bookie” has been given a ten-month prison term for selling illegal TV devices after having been sentenced for the same crime in 2016.   22 May 2018

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