Apr 28, 2022
The International Trademark Association (INTA) has filed an amicus brief in the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in VIP Products, LLC v. Jack Daniel’s Properties, Inc., No. 21-16969, marking the Association’s third amicus brief in this long-running...
Apr 28, 2022
New research by forward-looking IP firm Mewburn Ellis in conjunction with YouGov, indicates that a majority of 16-25-year-olds in Britain lack confidence in their knowledge of their intellectual property (IP) rights. The research, based on a survey of 212 British...
Apr 26, 2022
This year, World IP Day focuses on “IP and Youth: Innovation for a Better Future”. In a post-COVID-19 era driven by the growth and encompassment of technology, many aspects of innovation are changing. To mark the occasion, we asked our editorial board to reflect on...
Apr 21, 2022
The main essence of a trademark is its ability to distinguish the goods and services of one person from the other. A trademark could be made up of a word, a logo, a combination of these two, a slogan, a color…anything that could be able to clearly distinguish the...
Apr 21, 2022
When the Russian invasion of Ukraine began, Taras Kulbaba—a Ukrainian-born IP attorney living in Brussels—could not sit idly by. He gathered resources from his friends and colleagues, purchased first-aid and medical supplies, and personally drove the kits over a...
Apr 14, 2022
Rachel Wilkinson-Duffy has been elected as The Chartered Institute of Trade Mark Attorney’s (CITMA) President. Rachel, who is a partner at Baker McKenzie, begins her two-year term in the role immediately. She was voted in unanimously by CITMA’s Council and succeeds...
