Thu.Dec 17, 2020

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The path to protection – good trademark strategies start at the beginning

WIPO Magazine

Legal guidance is critical to introducing a new brand successfully and smoothly. Strategic trademark consultant Kathryn Park, former General Counsel for Brand Management at GE, offers lawyers some practical tips on how to conduct an effective trademark search before unveiling a new product.

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Is My Copyright Internationally Protected?

Art Law Journal

Steve Schlackman. In this article, we discuss international copyright treaties, the minimum protection you may see from countries across the globe, as well as the enhanced rights only available in the United States.

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Turkmen inventors tackle water scarcity

WIPO Magazine

In countries like Turkmenistan with large expanses of arid land, agricultural development is held back by high levels of soil salinity and acute shortages of fresh water. Turkmen inventors have come up with a range of innovative technologies to tackle soil salinity and optimize management of freshwater.

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Is My Copyright Internationally Protected?

Art Law Journal

In this article, we discuss international copyright treaties, the minimum protection you may see from countries across the globe, as well as the enhanced rights only available in the United States. The post Is My Copyright Internationally Protected? appeared first on Art Business Journal.

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Software Composition Analysis: The New Armor for Your Cybersecurity

Speaker: Blackberry, OSS Consultants, & Revenera

Software is complex, which makes threats to the software supply chain more real every day. 64% of organizations have been impacted by a software supply chain attack and 60% of data breaches are due to unpatched software vulnerabilities. In the U.S. alone, cyber losses totaled $10.3 billion in 2022. All of these stats beg the question, “Do you know what’s in your software?

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Working ethically with Indigenous cultural and intellectual property: Australia launches new protocols

WIPO Magazine

In September 2020, the Australia Council for the Arts released the latest edition of its Protocols for using First Nations Cultural and Intellectual Property in the Arts, which aims to bridge the existing legal gap and provide traditional knowledge protection by recognizing and engendering respect for customary practice.

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Is Your Brand Internet Proof?

GDB Firm Blog

As a result of the pandemic, many businesses were forced to limit their retail locations and primarily focus on digital sales. Once a mere convenience, businesses have turned to the internet as the most important, if not the only, source of revenue. For this reason alone, it is crucial for business owners to secure trademark rights and solidify their position in this modern economy.

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ABBA’s Björn Ulvaeus puts artists’ interests center stage

WIPO Magazine

Bjorn Ulvaeus outlines his ambitions as CISAC President and shares his vision of the role that technology will play in placing creators at the heart of a transformed music industry ecosystem.

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Diversity and overlapping IP rights in the comic world

WIPO Magazine

A recent WIPO study, "Batman forever? The economics of overlapping rights" explores how comic characters are protected under both copyright law and trademark law and what this means in economic and policy terms.

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The African Continental Free Trade Area: a significant role for IP

WIPO Magazine

The COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc on economies across the globe, including in Africa. In the absence of the fiscal resources for the multi-billion-dollar stimulus packages of wealthier countries, African economies are looking to the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) to catalyze Africa’s post-pandemic recovery and its transition to a knowledge-based economy.

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El Salvador makes a fashion statement with its handbags

WIPO Magazine

El Salvador’s Minister of the Economy, María Luisa Hayem, reflects on how government-led intellectual property awareness programs are supporting El Salvador’s flourishing handicraft sector, as demonstrated by the success of emerging young female design entrepreneurs Eva Innocenti and Raquel Arana.

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IPO Diversity in Innovation Toolkit

Women and diverse employees have the technical skill and knowledge, yet their contributions are not patented at the same rate as those of their male counterparts.This toolkit can help organizations move the needle on achieving gender parity in innovation.