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A Trademark is a legally registered distinctive mark or sign which identifies goods, products or services that originate or are associated with a particular person or enterprise . A typical example of a trademark... more +

Zooming in on AI: Tackling deepfakes around the world

A&O Shearman on 8/15/2025

Deepfakes (also known as digital replicas) are created when sophisticated AI technology generates or alters audio-visual content to misrepresent someone or something. Often a person's voice or appearance is digitally...more

Dubai introduces a new law for the protection of the emblems of the Emirate of Dubai and the Government of Dubai.

Awatif Mohammad Shoqi Advocates & Legal... on 7/23/2025

The New Dubai Emblem Law (Law No. (1) of 2025) was implemented by the government of Dubai to regulate the use of emblems for the Emirate of Dubai and the government of Dubai. The new law repealed the previous law, Law No....more

Impacts on Doing Business in Canada: Newly Effective Provisions of Quebec Bill 96

Snell & Wilmer on 7/3/2025

Although English and French are both recognized as official languages of Canada, Quebec continues to enact laws which are directed to maintaining its unique cultural identity through the use of the Charter of the French...more

Revolutionizing EU Design Protection: Key Changes Under the New Designs and Models Regulation

Jones Day on 5/27/2025

May 1, 2025, marked the entry into force of most provisions of Phase I of the new Regulation (EU) 2024/2822, which forms part of the "Designs and Models Package" adopted within the European Union. This text, in addition to...more

Bill 96: New Rules for the Use of Trademarks on Commercial Signage and Product Packaging Soon to Come into Effect

Stikeman Elliott LLP on 5/23/2025

The final amendments to the Québec Charter of the French Language (“Charter”) introduced by Bill 96 will come into force on June 1, 2025. These changes relate to how non-French trademarks can appear on commercial signage and...more

UK implements the Trade Mark Directive

Hogan Lovells on 1/17/2019

The Trade Mark Directive (EU 2015/2436) came into force in the UK on 14 January 2019, in the form of the Trade Mark Regulations 2018, bringing about a number of key changes to UK trade mark law. ...more

Mexico – Trademark law reform enters into force

Hogan Lovells on 8/13/2018

On August 10, the Mexican Trademark Law Reform came into force. As reported in our previous posts, the Trademark Reform brings a range of largely positive changes for brand owners, including...more

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