30 April 2024 Lists revealed for this year’s Influential Women in IP, Diversity Champions, Trailblazers and Change Drivers | Featured IP professionals span global brands, full-service law firms, boutique IP specialists and attorney firms.
A pair of gutsy Peruvian women showed how IP rights, a good plan and sheer determination can transform the lives of communities in the Amazon rainforest and elsewhere.
The system is an up-to-date, reliable and effective way to protect design rights on the regional level, explains Arman Sauganbayev Gorodissky & Partners (Kazakhstan office).
Sustainability goals aimed at reducing packaging throw-up issues for the luxury sector in particular and 2024 could be a landmark year, explain Giles Crown and Elena Glengarry of Taylor Wessing.
The outcome of Coach v Gap and Penn State v Vintage Brand could have ‘serious ramifications’ for brand owners and licensing, depending on their outcome. Dyan Finguerra-DuCharme and Kate Garber of Pryor Cashman explain how.
As Morgan Lewis associate Kandis Gibson comes to the end of her term as President of the Women’s Bar Association of the District of Columbia (WBA), she shares her advice for the next generation of lawyers.
From their origins in surplus plastic, ‘jelly’ shoes have been produced by luxury brands and become cultural symbols in Africa, says Inês Sequeira of Inventa.
The conversation on how law firms can better protect the wellbeing and mental health of their employees has been reignited over the past few months. Could there finally be a culture shift ahead? Sarah Speight reports.
26 April 2024 Germany and France top cleantech innovator countries | IP acts as as “motivator” for companies to invest in sustainable products | Singapore trails green innovation focus with IPOS update.
26 April 2024 Representation of women in IP matters but there is still work to do, especially in STEM fields, insist panellists during a WIPR Insights webinar to celebrate World IP Day | Five IP trailblazers—including from the Broad Institute at MIT, Harvard, and Tradespace—discuss the progress of women in IP.
26 April 2024 Delaware plaintiff best known for top-selling polymer sponges shaped in a smiley face that change texture in water | 3M bought another business founded by Scrub Daddy owner in 2008 | Complaint says industrial and consumer goods giant infringed by marketing and selling its toilet cleaning system.
25 April 2024 Seoul-headquartered company’s Energy division to establish global licensing model in response to widespread infringement | Plans include enhancing litigation capabilities to sue manufacturers that do not comply.
25 April 2024 Business advocacy group challenges commission’s authority and the legitimacy of its new rule banning non-compete agreements | Rule change sets a “dangerous precedent for government micromanagement” | Lawsuit argues FTC's actions will negatively impact businesses and employees.
24 April 2024 Legal experts predict commission’s rule banning non-competes will be overturned by US Supreme Court | US Chamber of Commerce plans to sue the FTC for its “unlawful” and “blatant power grab” | Ruling aimed at promoting competition and protecting workers' freedom | Creates a “risky landscape” for businesses by taking away “best means” of preventing trade secrets misuse, say critics.
24 April 2024 Bhupinder Randhawa of Bereskin & Parr, who was diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder at 45, shares his experience as a neurodiverse lawyer.
