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New York’s Right of Publicity – Take Two

By Susan Ross (US) on April 19, 2018

We had previously written about a September 1, 2016 ruling from a New York State appeals court relating to New York’s right of publicity and claims brought by celebrities Lindsay Lohan and Karen Gravano against the creator and distributor of the video game “Grand Theft Auto V.” On March 29, ... Continue reading

Cybersquatters – How to protect your brand from unwanted ‘guests’ online

What Brexit means for IP: The UK Law Society, the IP Bar, CIPA and CITMA weigh in on Brexit strategy

New country of origin food labelling requirements for Australia – is your packaging up to scratch?

Copyright

Career Step – Lessons on joint authorship of copyright

By Sophie Lees (AU) on May 3, 2018

A recent decision of the Federal Court of Australia, Career Step, LLC v TalentMed Pty Ltd (No 2) [2018] FCA 132 (Career Step) provides a useful reminder of the principles that apply when determining whether a new copyright work is the result of joint authorship. Joint Authorship – what does the ... Continue reading

Deadline Approaching: Get a DMCA Agent Registration by December 31, 2017

Get your IP game on: intellectual property protection and video games

Promoting an innovation economy – Australian Government responds to Productivity Commission’s report into IP arrangements

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Canada: out of line in combatting counterfeiting

By Karen MacDonald (CA) on May 1, 2018

For the first time since 2012, Canada has once again been named to the “Priority” Watch List in the 2018 Special 301 Report on Intellectual Property Rights, put out by the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR). This downgrade is in part due to Canada’s “poor border enforcement” relating ... Continue reading

Brands Around the World: Best Practices Roundtable on Protecting Your Valuable Brand

Louis Vuitton’s argument for landlord liability gaining traction in Canada

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The Royal wedding: a prince, a Hollywood star…and IP law

By Joanna Conway (UK) on May 9, 2018

With the Royal wedding of Prince Harry and Hollywood star Meghan Markle fast approaching, companies may be looking at leveraging the glamour of this event in their advertising and products and capitalising on the ‘Royal effect’. Off with their heads? The UK Royal family take protection of their intellectual property rights seriously. ... Continue reading

Threat or hope for Louboutin’s iconic red sole trade mark? AG Szpunar opines that a mark’s ‘reputation’ should not be confused with ‘substantial value’

Changes proposed regarding parallel imports – An exhausting concept for Australian trade mark owners?

The European Commission has its say: EU trade marks post-Brexit

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