Published On 3 August 2024, Qatar officially became a member of the Madrid System under the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), making it the fourth Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) country to join, following Bahrain, Oman, and the UAE. With this...
Published The Bermuda Registry General has officially announced that the much-anticipated new trademark law, the Trade Marks Act 2023, will come into effect on January 1, 2025, replacing the Trade Marks Act 1974. The new law brings with it several significant changes...
Published Bereskin & Parr will be joining fellow premier Canadian IP firm Smart & Biggar. The transaction is expected to complete on September 27, 2024. Smart & Biggar is one of Canada’s leading IP firms, with more than 125 lawyers, patent agents, and...
Published International law firm Addleshaw Goddard (AG) has hired leading IP litigator Geoff Steward and four members of his award-winning team to further enhance its directory-ranked intellectual property practice. Steward will join AG in October from Stobbs, where...
Published New York, New York—September 12, 2024—The International Trademark Association (INTA) has filed an amicus brief before the US Supreme Court in Dewberry Group Inc. v. Dewberry Engineers, Inc., No. 23-900. The case addresses whether an award of “defendant’s...
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