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Join the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for World Intellectual Property Day!

U.S. Department of Commerce

April 25, 2023 KCPullen@doc.gov Tue, 04/25/2023 - 09:48 Intellectual property Post by Kathi Vidal Every year on April 26, we join intellectual property (IP) organizations from across the globe to celebrate World Intellectual Property (IP) Day. This year’s theme is “Women and IP: Accelerating innovation and creativity.”

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Friday Fantasies

The IPKat

New year, new IP opportunities and events The new year has just begun but there are already several news items, unfortunately including some sad ones, to report. Assimilate webinars The Katfriends at Assimilate are organizing several webinars over the next few months. Have a look below. For further details, click here.

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Sunday Surprises

The IPKat

Conferences, webinars On July 8, the Union of European Practitioners in Intellectual Property (UNION-IP) is organising an online discussion with Lisa Jorgenson, Deputy Director General, Patents and Technology Sector (WIPO), who will talk about the latest news and developments from WIPO. Registration is available here.

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Pitfalls Related to NCAA’s New Policy on Name, Image and Likeness

The IP Law Blog

If the athletes aren’t aware of the potential IP pitfalls, and they are represented by agents or marketing managers who are likewise unaware of these risks, then who is to ensure those risks don’t become truly problematic for the athlete? Therein lies the risk. How is that fair?

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Sunday Surprises

The IPKat

Between spooky skeletons and sleigh bells ringing, there are new IP events and conferences coming up in early November. UKIPO - Top Tips for SMEs: Protect and Enforce IP in China’s Online and Offline Markets The UKIPO is also holding another event on 10 November 2021 about IP Enforcement in China.

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Multi-Level Marketing Company Sufficiently Alleges Reasonable Efforts Despite Posting Trade Secret Materials to Thousands

LexBlog IP

In particular, defendants argued that because Belle Cosmetics made the information available to thousands of network salespeople on Facebook, “the world’s largest social media website,” that information was by definition non-confidential, and could not be a trade secret.

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Pitfalls Related to NCAA’s New Policy on Name, Image and Likeness

LexBlog IP

If the athletes aren’t aware of the potential IP pitfalls, and they are represented by agents or marketing managers who are likewise unaware of these risks, then who is to ensure those risks don’t become truly problematic for the athlete? Therein lies the risk. How is that fair? It’s not.