The US Supreme Court, in Romag Fasteners v. Fossil, ruled that willful trademark infringement is NOT a prerequisite to recover profits.
The decision is relevant because […]
Colombian trademark office grants a DO to black handicrafts made in Chamba, Guamo, Tolima. The news came from Ana María Fríes, Director of Artesanías de Colombia and Juliana […]
In October, the Colombian Trademark Office by means of Resolution No. 50720, granted the registration of the third motion trademark in Colombia to Gaseosas Colombiana S.A.S. This mark […]
Social media has become an important tool to connect with one another and as a means to promote one’s business ideas. Visibility of products or services […]
Suit was filed in 2015 at the Andean Supreme Court against the Colombian Trademark Office for allegedly granting the right of registration of a color trademark […]
After five years of high expectations, radical amendments to Canadian trademark law finally became effective 17 June 2019. The following are the main changes to the law: 1. […]
China recently amended its Trademark Law in an attempt to provide further protection for IP rights. The bill recently passed focuses on two major aspects: (i) avoiding […]
Argentina’s National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI) issued Resolution No. 123/2019 on 27 May implementing the need to submit a Mid-Term Declaration of Use (MTDU) declaring that the […]
On 3 April 2019, Brazil’s Chamber of Deputies approved Bill 98/2019 on the Treaty “Madrid – International Trademark System”, better known as the Madrid Protocol. On 22 […]
The USPTO issued, on may 2 of 2019, the first guidelines to carry out examinations of cannabis and its derived products for trademark applications. The 2018 Farm Bill, […]
As recently reported by different mass media outlets, Amazon is testing an alternative program to resolve patent infringement disputes, far away from local court jurisdictions. The new […]
Court of Appeals of Torino, by ruling No. 677/2019 ratified on 16 April the protection of the shape of the Vespa motorcycle as a three-dimensional mark, […]
WIPO recently announced the launching of its new AI-powered technology for identifying trademark image similarities. The tool, based on machine learning algorithms, works as a search engine […]
On 29 March 2019, the Argentinian Government issued Decree No. 242/19 regulating provisions of the recently amended Trademark Law. The Decree will become effective on 3 June […]
By means of a recently published Prejudicial Interpretation (PI), the ACJ set guidelines for resolving cybersquatting cases in the Andean Community countries. The PI was issued […]
Last 3 April, the Brazilian Chamber of Deputies approved the Bill on International Treaty “Protocol referring to the Madrid Agreement on International Registration of Marks”, better known […]
By means of a first instance ruling issued on 21 February 2019, the SIC ruled against EVACOL by declaring infringement of a three-dimensional trademark. The trademark was […]