Santiago O’Conor and Agustin Castro from O’Conor & Power discuss the recent revisions to Argentinian trademark law including the Opposition procedure and nullity of trademarks.

Mr. Nick Ji from Corner Stone & Partners outlines the advantages and disadvantages of 3D Design protection in China, considering trademarks, copyrights, and design rights.

Pham Vu Khanh Toan from PHAM & ASSOCIATES summarizes the latest amendments regarding the procedure for handling international applications designating Vietnam.

In view of the recent ruling of the Russian constitutional court, Yury Bondarev and Victor Lisovenko from Patentica explore the new parallel import regulations in Russia.

Mr. Petter Rindforth from Fenix Legal KB discusses some of the major complications that arise when trademarking city names and features, looking at specific examples such as Stockholm and Oslo.

Nicoleta Anghelescu from Cabinet Enpora outlines the specific task list copyright vs. trademarks conflicts should comply to, required by the specific legislation governing this IP right.

Antonio Belaunzarán and Alonso Camargo from OLIVARES explore the recent changes to Mexican trademark law in light of the Mexican governments re-negotiations on free trade agreements.

Omesh Puri from LexOrbis describes the Indian trademark opposition procedure, considering all aspects from the pleading stage to the hearing and appeals.

Inês Monteiro Alves and Inês Duarte Tavares from Inventa International explore the Malawian trademark law revision drafted in 2016 that is awaiting publishing in the Gazette.

Haydn Evans, SVP Solutions Marketing & Strategy at CPA  Global, explores the changing way IP professionals work across the entire IP lifecycle and explains how The IP Platform can be used to support this.

Robert Reading, from CompuMark, considers the trademark research process, looking into key trends and challenges in the industry at the moment.

Marcela Bolland González and Gabriela Armas Araiza from Uhthoff, Gomez Vega & Uhthoff, S.C address Geographical Indications and their incorporation to the Mexican System of protection.

Lucy Rana and Aakriti Thakur from S.S Rana & Co. analyze the recent case at the Delhi High Court of M/S Epsilon Publishing House Pvt. Vs. Union of India.

Suzanne Antal and Micheline Dessureault from Joli-Coeur Lacasse explore the trademark law behind the growing cannabis industry in Canada after the introduction of Bill C-45.

Marta Koremba and Anna Fiłonowicz from Bird & Bird explore the eight-year-long trademark dispute over plain yogurt packaging trademark in Poland.

Mr. Bin Zhang and Ms. Lei FU from CCPIT detail an introduction to the Chinese twin-track approach: administrative and judicial.

Jeannette Wibmer, Attorney-at-Law and Partner of Badertscher Attorneys, Zurich and Zug, discusses the most important pitfalls and chances for owners of international trademarks and owners of prior Swiss trademark rights in Swiss office actions.

Carolina Schueler from Luiz Leonardos & Advogados outlines the Brazilian laws surrounding Geographic Indication, considering the history of the law, foreign applications, and the recent recognition of GI from the European Union.

Italy has implemented substantial changes in TM filing and prosecution in the last years: Francesco Bonini of Studio Bonini, Vicenza, Italy reports.

Nikita Min Xue from HongFangLaw considers some of the difficulties encountered by law enforcement in China.

Klaudia Blach-Morysinska and Maciej Bugalski from ZM Legal discuss the crucial role of bad faith in trademark law and its use and existence in Polish law, specifically.

Neil Melliship and Jeffrey Vicq from Clark Wilson LLP explain the long-anticipated changes to the Trade-marks Act and identify strategies that owners and practitioners should consider adopting now, to ensure readiness.

Gilberto Sánchez Escárcega and Eduardo Vázquez Labra from SPECIFIC IP outline the reforms made recently that will be a breakthrough in the Mexican System of Industrial Property.

Monica Nakanwagi from Bowmans (AF Mpanga Advocates) gives a short overview of copyright laws in Uganda, the USA, and other jurisdictions, considering concepts of originality, copyright protection, and more.