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World IP Day 2021 – Focus on IP and SMEs

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While awareness of IP is higher than it was back in 2012, people commonly make these 3 fundamental mistakes with their ventures: They start with web developers, marketers, or designers, spending time and money thinking about their promotional approach, name logo and other visual designs. All these activities involve creating IP.

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Trade Secrets Without Borders: The Defend Trade Secret Act’s Promise as an Extra-Territorial Statute Finally Comes to Pass

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This blog post summarizes these recent decisions. 6, 2021) (finding that allowing individuals in the United States to take an assessment that was the subject matter of trade secret litigation and disclosing trade secrets to a web developer in Florida met the “in furtherance” requirement), and the U.S.

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Intent-to-Use Trademark Application: Comprehensive Guide

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Home » Blog. headquartered company and a Japan-based web developer). A Section 1(b) Intent-to-Use trademark application means that a person or legal entity has a “ bona fide ” intent to use the trademark “in commerce” in the near future.