A blog focusing on brand issues, trademark, copyright, advertising and more.
By Aislinn Smalling and Carissa Bouwer
The increasing popularity of cannabis products has led to decriminalization and legalization of marijuana in many states and a proliferation of products containing CBD oil. But marijuana remains illegal…
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By: Michael Geller
A new rule from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office imposes a substantial new requirement on companies and individuals outside of the U.S. Starting August 3, foreign applicants and registrants must be…
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By: John Nading
The U.S. Supreme Court issued its most recent decision yesterday picking away at the same clause of the Lanham Act, Section 2(a), 15 U.S.C. § 1052(a), and this time finding that the…
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By: Claire Sng
I had the rare opportunity last week to put some questions directly to Guy Parker, the ASA’s Chief Executive, during a Q&A session at an industry conference on Advertising and Marketing Law.…
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BY EDWARD CHATTERTON, HORACE LAM AND JOANNE ZHANG
On 23 April 2019 China passed amendments to two major IP laws -the Trademark Law and the Anti-Unfair Competition Law (…
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The fourth edition of DLA Piper’s popular Prize Promotions Around the World online guide is now available. The guide has been fully updated and also includes four new jurisdictions, to bring the total coverage to…
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By: Aleksandra Baczykowska (DLA Piper Poland), Jan Metelka (DLA Piper Czech Republic)
At the moment in Poland entities that facilitate infringements by renting properties and those offering other services used to infringe trademark rights may …
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New Polish regulation supports the trademark owners in execution of their rights
The recent amendment of the Polish Industrial Property Law, which has now entered into force, introduces significant changes to trademark…
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By: Andrew L. Deutsch and Tamar Y. Duvdevani
On March 4, 2019, the United States Supreme Court decided an important issue of copyright law that had divided federal courts for years. In Fourth Estate Public …
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By: Melinda Upton, Nicholas Boyle, Jessie Buchan, Lucy Meadley and Valiant Warzecha
Businesses are constantly looking for an extra dimension that will allow their brand to cut through the saturation of the…
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