Posts Tagged: TRIPS agreement
INTA Brief to WTO Revives Plain Packaging Debate
Australia’s Tobacco Plain Packaging Act (TPPA) was enacted in 2011 and prohibits all use of trademarks (other than word marks) on tobacco product packaging. The law seemingly …
The Chinese “Super Trademark”: A Creative Strategy for Overseas IP Protection
Enforcement of trademark rights in China is an ongoing issue faced by numerous corporations. Invalidating or canceling a trademark registration in the Chinese market is time-consuming and …
Choosing Between Patents and Trade Secrets, A Discussion Worth Revisiting
Patenting and secrecy are the two major methods of protecting technology that supports competitive advantage. Trade secrets protect a wide range of confidential information, ranging from customer …
Trump Administration to open probe into deceptive intellectual property policy in China
Plans are being made by the Trump administration to open a probe into deceptive Chinese trade practices by invoking Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974... Where joint …
Big Pharma, Generics and Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS)
Generic drug manufacturers can pose major financial threats to those companies that invent and develop the copied drugs both domestically and internationally... Before TRIPS, most of the …
President-Elect Trump Says the TPP is Dead, but What Now for IP?
President-Elect Donald Trump has announced that he will withdraw the United States from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement on his first day in office. So ends more …
Recent study on lost copyright royalties may reopen WTO case on Section 110 exemptions in U.S.
A recent report from French consulting firm PMP Conseil made waves in the media for indicating that public performance exemptions in U.S. copyright law, such as …
Estimating the Costs for Filing, Registering, and Renewing Single-class Trademarks across the Globe
Estimates for renewing the trademark for one term (including the attorney costs) in the U.S. and the other seven Convention countries vary from $320 in Thailand to $2,120 …
UN Secretary General’s Panel on Access to Medicines Reports: Government Knows Best
Delayed for months beyond its expected issue date the Secretary General's High Level Panel on Access to Medicine's report emerged yesterday. Apparently the panelists scrambled to better …
Brand Owners Watch as Smoke Clears on Plain Packaging Efforts
The major premise of plain packaging is that when stripped of producers’ logos, brand images and promotional matter, tobacco products simply aren’t as attractive to consumers. …
Stabilization and Association Agreement and its Impact on the Protection of IP Rights in Kosovo
After several years of negotiations between the Kosovo government and the European Commission, the Stabilization and Association Agreement (SAA) entered into force on April 1, 2016. The entry into …
To license or to abandon? The Advantages of Open Licensing
Open licenses are private arrangements that work within the current legal regime to encourage innovation, discourage trolls, and help attract top engineering talent. It is a win-win …
