Dear YouDig? I am retired and live with my wife in what I thought was a bucolic neighborhood in beautiful Ohio City, that is, until now. We heard through the grapevine that a new business was coming into our city and...more
In a global marketplace, understanding which laws govern an intellectual property (IP) portfolio is crucial for maximizing the value of the IP rights. However, it can be a complex endeavor for companies, especially in the...more
In November 2021, the ASTM International released a new standard entitled ASTM E1527-21 to govern how environmental professionals prepare Phase I environmental assessments of real estate property. The new standard will...more
ASTM International is required to review and either update or renew the existing version of its ASTM E1527 Phase I Environmental Site Assessment standard (Phase I ESA standard) every eight years. Since the current version...more
Through Resolution No. 61157 of 2020, which has been in force since Jan. 1, 2021, the Superintendence of Industry and Commerce (SIC) in Colombia increased its official fees for the procedures regarding industrial property,...more
• The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) was signed by the participating countries on Nov. 30, 2018, and has been ratified by the Mexican Senate, but there is no full certainty as to when the agreement will take...more
In recent years, the extensive disruption to the retail real estate landscape caused by the expansive growth of e-commerce (such as altered consumer shopping habits, increased brick-and-mortar vacancies, and big box retailer...more
Mediante Sentencia reciente de diciembre de 2018, la Superintendencia de Industria y Comercio (SIC) ha actualizado su postura en materia de indemnización de perjuicios frente a vulneraciones al Régimen Común sobre Propiedad...more
By means of recent Judicial Order of December 2018, Colombia's Superintendence of Industry and Commerce (SIC) has clarified its position regarding indemnification of damages for violations perpetuated against the Industrial...more
Recently, the Chilean Government submitted to Congress a Law Bill modifying the Industrial Property Law, the National Institute of Industrial Property Law as well as minor modifications to the Criminal Procedure Law. ...more
Por medio de la Resolución No. 69831 del 19 de septiembre de 2018 la Superintendencia de Industria y Comercio (SIC) en Colombia incrementó las tasas para los trámites relacionados con la Propiedad Industrial. Es decir, se...more
By means of the Resolution 69831 of Sept. 19, 2018, Colombia's Superintendence of Industry and Commerce (SIC) increased its official fees for the procedures regarding Industrial Property, which involves New Creations...more
The Dickinson Wright team of Craig Phillips, Edward Perdue, and Steven Lustig successfully defended client, Lowtech Studios – creator of the highly popular mobile phone game app slither.io, from a trademark challenge by...more
The countries seek to facilitate bilateral cooperation and exchanges that encourage innovation. In a first of its kind for India and Singapore, the two countries have entered into a bilateral memorandum of...more
While overall there is little activity in the General Assembly, the House Revenue Committee is meeting today for a hearing on an interesting piece of property tax legislation. The hearing is on HB4363, which would create the...more
Amendments to the Mexican Industrial Property Law introducing an opposition system for trademarks will enter into effect on August 30, 2016....more