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China has the world’s largest economy by purchasing power parity, and so it is no surprise that it also is a major market for counterfeit goods. But there is a more positive side to the story, as Seth Hays, INTA’s Chief Representative Officer, Asia-Pacific and China, tells Aaron McDonald. 19 May 2018
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Counterfeiters are increasingly hard to catch, but the authorities are as committed and astute as ever in their pursuit of criminals. Sarah Morgan speaks to two enforcement agencies trying to stem the tide of fakes. 19 May 2018
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The newly rebranded Expedia Group, Inc. faces unusual trademark enforcement challenges as an online company, and is looking forward to a major relocation in 2019, as Expedia Group Senior Counsel Michael Graham tells Ed Conlon. 19 May 2018
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If you’re short of ideas for what to do in your spare time during the Annual Meeting, you may want to consider a baseball game or even a mountain hike, as Aaron McDonald reports. 19 May 2018
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Surrounded entirely by ocean, Australia is well placed to defend itself from imported counterfeit goods, as Patricia Kelly, Director General of IP Australia, tells Sarah Morgan. 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
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
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
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
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
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