With the year winding down, Legal Current is revisiting 2020 milestones and key accomplishments from the Legal business of Thomson Reuters. Today we look at seven significant Westlaw Edge enhancements made in 2020 that are helping legal professionals work more efficiently and improve the quality of their legal research. Quick Check Judicial. Another AI-based tool, …
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Brexit, Cuba & Trademarks
Brexit and Cuba may be oceans apart, but they share one common issue: a potential disruption of trademarks in both markets. Jeffrey Greene, a trademark partner with Fenwick & West discusses what issues need to be aware of if they are doing business or plan on doing business there.
- July 20, 2017
- Leonard Lee
The Summer Olympics Have Begun! (The Trademark Lawsuits, At Least)
The first Summer Olympics event is underway: trademark infringement actions! The International Olympic Committee recently sued a Texas man and his company, CityPure, to try to stop his use of domain names that included Tokyo2020.com, Rome2024.com, NewDelhi2028.com, and other combinations up to the year 2080, The Olympics include many of the world’s best known trademarks, …
- July 13, 2016
- Leonard Lee
Trademark and copyright considerations for your business’s social media presence
This post was written by Emily Campbell, shareholder at Dunlap Codding. Social media is a key tool for businesses. It can bring a brand to life and connect a business with customers. A social media strategy, well executed, can be very profitable. There are, however, several intellectual property issues lurking in this space, and profitability, …
- August 11, 2015
- Susan Martin
Cuban coffee, rum or a flick of my cigar?
This guest post was written by Joanne Ludovici, partner in the law firm of McDermott Will & Emery LLP. The easing of restrictions by the Obama administration has opened the door, albeit slightly, for businesses in both the U.S. and Cuba to resume marketing and selling their branded products and services across the waters. Now …
- January 27, 2015
- Susan Martin
Podcast: America Invents Act, three years later
The America Invents Act marked the most significant change in US patent law in the last 50 years. The historic provisions have impacted patent filings and patent litigation, as well as non-practicing entities or “patent trolls” as they are commonly known. Bernie Knight was general counsel for the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office when the …
- November 14, 2014
- Leonard Lee
Free webinar on strategies for managing trademarks and patents
Saving time and saving money are two things that most IP professionals would readily agree are important. To that end, Thomson CompuMark and Thomson IP Management Services are teaming up to offer a webinar to help you develop strategies for successfully integrating the management of trademarks and patents into your workflow. In the webinar, leading experts will share information …
- November 9, 2011
- Susan Martin
Examining the changing global pharmaceutical landscape from a trademark perspective
The creation and clearance of pharmaceutical trademarks continues to be one of the most challenging areas of trademark law. Thomson CompuMark’s free upcoming webinar offers the opportunity to learn about the continuing evolution of the international regulatory environments and the current issues that affect pharmaceutical brand owners globally. Hear what pharmaceutical companies around the world …
- March 23, 2011
- Susan Martin
Social media: Challenges and opportunities for trademark admins
With more than 500 million Facebook members, two billion videos viewed daily on YouTube, and more than 25 billion tweets sent in 2010 alone, social media has become something trademark administrators must pay attention to. Thomson Reuters is hosting an INTA roundtable, Social Media: A Trademark Administrator’s Perspective, on March 1 in Boston to help trademark administrators …
- February 24, 2011
- Susan Martin
