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Copyright
The 2015 AIPPI World Congress is the first of its kind to go “paperless”, in a new paper-saving initiative implemented by the association. 12 October 2015
Trademarks
Protection of traditional product names is likely to be strengthened in Europe’s trademark reform package, but Chris McLeod, president of the Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys, asks whether collective and certification trademarks would be a preferable alternative. 9 October 2015
Trademarks
The English High Court has handed Champagne producer Louis Roederer victory in its trademark dispute with Spanish rival J García Carrión. 8 October 2015
Copyright
The Trans-Pacific Partnership will require all countries signed up to the agreement to adopt a ‘life plus 70-year’ term of copyright protection, the New Zealand government has said. 7 October 2015
Patents
US law firm Ropers, Majeski, Kohn & Bentley has hired Robert Rivas as a partner in the firm’s intellectual property practice in Los Angeles. 6 October 2015
Copyright
The 12 countries negotiating the Trans-Pacific Partnership have reached a provisional agreement, which reportedly includes a greater harmonisation of intellectual property laws. 6 October 2015
Patents
Law firm Covington & Burling has promoted Jason Fowler to partner in the firm’s intellectual property practice in Washington, DC. 6 October 2015
Trademarks
The European General Court has called for a review of whether a geographical indication for the Darjeeling range of tea has a strong enough reputation to knock out a Community trademark application for the term covering lingerie. 5 October 2015
Patents
Judicial appraisal centres in China can help to assess the strength of one’s position in cases of potential patent infringement and to collect straightforward evidence to prove infringement, as Valentin de le Court of HFG Law and Intellectual Property explains. 2 October 2015
Trademarks
In the lead up to the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio, Constanza Woltzenlogel of Luiz Leonardos & Advogados considers some of the tactics used by ambush marketers and the preventive measures employed by organisers of large sports events. 2 October 2015
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