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WIPR readers disagree with a UK lawyer who said at the 2016 AIPPI World Congress in Milan that Brexit means “total chaos” for intellectual property. 2 October 2016
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The UK Intellectual Property Office has said in a report that 84% of online marketplace takedowns reported by Trademark and Rightsholders Against Piracy, a trade body, relate to Amazon or eBay-listed websites. 30 September 2016
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The registry behind the .shop generic top-level domain name has sold more than 50,000 domains on its launch day. 30 September 2016
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The US Supreme Court decided yesterday that it will take up the In re Tam trademark dispute involving US rock band The Slants. 30 September 2016
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The World Intellectual Property Organization’s director, Francis Gurry, has welcomed the entry into force of the Marrakesh Treaty. 30 September 2016
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US presidential candidate Donald Trump has been slapped with a cease-and-desist letter by the City of Phoenix. 30 September 2016
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Multinational conglomerate Toshiba has been targeted by California-based Spex Technologies in a patent infringement lawsuit. 30 September 2016
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Technology company Bosch has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against automobile equipment supplier Mando. 30 September 2016
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In many countries, including Mexico, traditional cultural expressions are vitally important to indigenous people’s way of life and they should be protectable by IP, argues Esther Aburto Olague of Olague, Zúñiga & Mendoza. 30 September 2016
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Following a court decision in Mexico, plaintiffs—not defendants—are required to prove that the date showing first use of a trademark is false. Jonathan Rangel and Juan Carlos Salazar of Dumont Bergman Bider & Co examine why it might set a dangerous precedent. 30 September 2016
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