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International Trademark Protection: How to Safeguard Your Brand Globally

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U.S. trademark rights stop at the border. If your business operates internationally or plans to expand abroad, you need to understand how to protect your trademark rights beyond the United States. Unlike the U.S., many...more

Mayer Brown

Chinese IP Agency Sanctioned for Acting for Trademark Hijackers

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Brand owners in China continue to grapple with recurring problems of trademark squatting, hijacking, and infringement. Some malicious trademark agencies employ complex strategies to assist individuals or entities acting in...more

International Lawyers Network

First-to-File or First-to-Use? Trademark Protection in Australia

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Foreign entities wishing to register an Australian trademark should be aware that Australia is a ‘first-to-use’ jurisdiction. This means that the owner of a trademark is the first user of that trademark....more

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MarkIt to Market - October 2018: Your brand -- keep (and protect) its "character"

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Babbel.com has estimated that of the world’s approximately 7.5 billion inhabitants, 1.5 billion speak English, about 20% of the earth’s population. English is by far the most commonly-studied foreign language, and even in...more

Hogan Lovells

Long-awaited Trademark Law of Myanmar to be announced this year

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Trade mark owners worldwide should watch out for the long-awaited first modern Trademark Law in Myanmar – very likely to come into force anytime in the coming months. ...more

Knobbe Martens

Seasick Trademarks Walking the Plank? Don’t Let Yeezy Make You Queasy

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Successful brands from the United States, and particularly those branded by U.S. celebrities, are often received with similar enthusiasm in other parts of the world. Recently, YEEZY shoes designed by Kanye West made their...more

McAfee & Taft

Cuban Trademark Protection: Is now the time?

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Recent relaxations in travel restrictions and talks to end the economic embargo the United States has imposed on Cuba for more than 50 years have increased interest in the Cuban market. With its close proximity and 11 million...more

Knobbe Martens

International IP Law: Securing Your IP Rights in Cuba and French Polynesia

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CUBA - Six months have passed since President Obama and Cuban President Raul Castro made the historic decision to reestablish diplomatic relations between the U.S. and Cuba. Although Congress has not yet voted to lift...more

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