The Trademark Lawyer Magazine

The Trademark Lawyer Issue 5, 2024 OUT NOW! 📢 READ HERE 👉 https://lnkd.in/era_tQEK   Our cover story this issue choreographs the trademark tango, providing practical advice for protection and defense against infringing competitors.   Thank you to our authors: Ricardo Costa Macedo & Adriana Magalhães, Caiado Guerreiro; Shelly Gayner, Mob Entertainment, Inc.; Paul Hoffer & Matt Cutler, Harness IP; Eduardo Arana Ramírez & Victor R., OLIVARES; Zhenkun Fu, Corner Stone & Partners; Anastasia Omelchenko, Zuykov and partners; Safir Anand & Ritu Bhargava, ANAND AND ANAND; Ranjan Narula & Abhishek Nangia, RNA, Technology and IP Attorneys; Tatiana Vakhnina & Alexey Vakhnin, Vakhnina and Partners.   Our Women in IP Leadership segment features Alison McGinn, Partner at Banki Haddock Fiora, and Camilla Hamrin, Trademark Manager at Bergenstråhle & Partners AB.   Also find our Award Winning Law Firm Rankings for the UK & Europe.   #TheTrademarkLawyer #TrademarkLaw #TrademarkNews #IPLaw #IPnews

In this week's The Trademark Lawyer newsletter 📢 ANI v. OpenAI: copyright infringement suit to redefine AI laws in India. Recently, Asian News International (ANI), a renowned news agency, has filed a copyright infringement suit against the creators of ChatGPT, OpenAI. Read the full news article here 👉 https://lnkd.in/emtA6wFw Written by Malvika Singhal, Associate, Zeal Attorneys. Subscribe to our newsletter to stay up-to-date with all the most pertinent trademark stories and news here https://lnkd.in/d6ZGz7m  Want to write for The Trademark Lawyer newsletter? Email ellen@ctclegalmedia.com #trademark #lawyer #news #ANI #openAI #chatGPT #copyright #infringement #suit #AIlaw #india #IPlaw

Identification and protection of “packaging design with certain influence.” Zhenkun Fu, Senior Partner at Corner Stone & Partners, evaluates the protection of packaging design with certain influence under the Anti-Unfair Competition Law of China, emphasizing the importance of prior rights, continuity, and distinctiveness in judicial protection. Read the full article here on page 10 👉 https://lnkd.in/era_tQEK #trademark #lawyer #protection #packaging #design #antiunfaircompetition #china #priorrights #IPlaw

Brand new The Trademark Lawyer newsletter OUT TODAY! 📢 Subscribe here 👉 https://lnkd.in/d6ZGz7m Featuring Malvika Singhal and Marius Courcoul. Want to be featured in the next The Trademark Lawyer newsletter? Email ellen@ctclegalmedia.com #trademark #lawyer #newsletter #news #law #IP #subscribe #ANI #openAI #copyright #USPTO #fees

Judicial reform in Mexico: the potential impact on the IP field. Victor R. and Eduardo Arana Ramírez of OLIVARES discuss the intense debate and concerns surrounding the recent judicial reform in Mexico that will vote in judges based on popularity and its potential impact on the intellectual property field. Read the full article here on page 9 👉 https://lnkd.in/era_tQEK #trademark #lawyer #judicialreform #mexico #debate #vote #judges #IPlaw

Trademark tactics for safeguarding gaming assets. Shelly Gayner, General Counsel and Global Head of Licensing for Mob Entertainment, Inc., and Paul Hoffer and Matt Cutler of Harness IP outline the importance of trademark protection in the gaming industry and provide best practices for game developers and publishers to safeguard their intellectual property. Read the full article here on page 6 👉 https://lnkd.in/era_tQEK #trademark #lawyer #safeguarding #gaming #gamingassets #protection #bestpractice #IPlaw

Use it or lose it – the trademark tango. Ricardo Costa Macedo and Adriana Magalhães of Caiado Guerreiro discuss the importance of genuine use of trademarks in the market to maintain their validity in Portugal and the EU and protect against potential infringement by competitors. Read the full article here on page 4 👉 https://lnkd.in/era_tQEK #trademark #lawyer #genuineuse #validity #portugal #EU #protection #infringement #competitors #IPlaw

Great piece by my amazing NLS colleague Peter Vaughan, on SkyKick

Our recent attendance at the CTC Legal Media IP Conference highlighted a growing curiosity around Artificial Intelligence in the sector. Discussions around the ownership of AI-created content are nothing new, but IP practitioners are taking an increasing interest in the potential use of AI as an IP management tool. In our latest article, RWS Product Manager Angela Hobbs summarizes the key takeaways from the event. #AI #GenuineIntelligence

In this week's The Trademark Lawyer newsletter 📢 Reach for the Sky(Kick)? Over-reaching trademark specification brought back down to earth. The eagerly awaited decision in Sky v. SkyKick did not disappoint. Having now had time to digest and discuss the decision more fully, what does it mean for trademark law and practice in the UK? Is it the start of a welcome and radical change or a more muted tweak to existing rules? Read the full news article here 👉 https://lnkd.in/eYvS_Xa9 Written by Peter Vaughan, Chartered Trade Mark Attorney and Associate Professor at Nottingham Law School. Subscribe to our newsletter to stay up-to-date with all the most pertinent trademark stories and news here https://lnkd.in/d6ZGz7m  Want to write for The Trademark Lawyer newsletter? Email ellen@ctclegalmedia.com #trademark #lawyer #news #skyvskykick #skykick #UK #existingrules #IPlaw