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Trademarks
WIPR reports on a selection of the world’s trademark renewal services, which are crucial tools for allowing companies to prune and protect their portfolios. 17 May 2018
Trademarks
The UK government and European Commission have clarified a number of issues on trademarks and designs after Brexit, but a lot has been left unmentioned or has yet to be agreed on, as Tania Clark of the Chartered Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys explains. 17 May 2018
Patents
The Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys continues to lobby on behalf of IP owners in the Brexit negotiations and to work closely with partners around the world, says Lee Davies, CEO of the institute. 17 May 2018
Copyright
Collaboration between and among all the relevant stakeholders, and removing the obstacles to such cooperation, are vital to addressing the growing threat of counterfeits, says Travis Johnson of the International AntiCounterfeiting Coalition. 17 May 2018
Patents
The Korean Intellectual Property Office is aiming to keep pace with the ‘Fourth Industrial Revolution’ by employing several measures to boost innovation and examination in this area, as the office’s commissioner Sung Yunmo tells WIPR. 17 May 2018
Trademarks
A trademark does not have distinctive character simply because the product it covers is “innovative”, according to the Court of Justice of the European Union. 16 May 2018
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The UK government has responded to comments on a technical consultation centring on the implementation of the EU trade secrets directive. 16 May 2018
Patents
Last year was full of exciting new decisions on the topic of FRAND across the globe. Alexander Haertel of LESI walks us through the highlights. 16 May 2018
Copyright
European trademark association Marques has established a copyright team which, among other things, is assessing the scope and probable impact of the EU copyright reform package, as four members of the team report. 16 May 2018
Patents
Governments around the world are urged to respect TRIPS and administer a stable, harmonised IP system that incentivises the development of genetic technologies, say Claire Baldock, Michael Christie and Jürgen Meier, members of the AIPPI sub-committee for biotechnology and plant varieties. 16 May 2018
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