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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
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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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Legal service models are fast evolving, and trademark and brand lawyers must adapt—understanding the changes and how to best add value is key. Saman Javed reports. 21 May 2019
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Using machine learning to analyze big data will ultimately transform the world around us, and it’s already having an impact on intellectual property professionals, as Sarah Morgan reports. 21 May 2019
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Anna Mae Koo and Ann Xu of Vivien Chan & Co. discuss the top 10 updates from China this year. 21 May 2019
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The fair trade philosophy is more often associated with chocolate or coffee than intellectual property, but fair trade principles have applications for intellectual property professionals too. 21 May 2019
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Anna Mae Koo and Ann Xu of Vivien Chan & Co. (China) discuss the top 10 updates from China this year. 21 May 2019
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The intellectual property (IP) industry has innovation at its heart, yet IP firms have sometimes been slow to innovate. Peter Scott considers how to do things differently. 21 May 2019
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