In August, ABPI President Elisabeth Kasznar Fekete announced key findings of a landmark study on the value of IP to the Brazilian economy, which Jorge Arbache, an economics professor at the University of Brasilia (UNB) and Economic Advisor to the President of the Brazilian Development Bank, expanded upon during his keynote address at the ABPI Congress.

The European Commission is considering offering EU-wide geographical indication (GI) protection for non-agricultural products just over one month before the Association will examine this issue during a two-day conference in Munich.

In response to comments and requests from self-represented trademark owners, and in an effort to help ensure that trademark registrations are not inadvertently forfeited, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) plans to begin sending courtesy email reminders of upcoming post-registration maintenance filing deadlines for Sections 8 and 71 declarations and Section 9 renewals.

On October 23, 2014, Italian members of INTA attended a conference to mark the 130th year of operations of the Ufficio Italiano Brevetti e Marchi (UIBM), the Italian Patent and Trademark Office, in the splendid surroundings of the Temple of Hadrian in Rome.

Kelly Maser of the United States Olympic Committee explains to the INTA Bulletin where her organization has found the most value in INTA membership, and why it has kept them renewing for nearly 15 years.

Imagine that you are a member of a private network. To get your company’s archived documents, you type “mycompany.mail” into your browser and instead of reaching secured files, you are directed to a public website selling email storage space.

Monique Cheng Joe is Vice President–Trademark Counsel, NBC Universal Media, LLC, in Universal City, California, USA.

Charles Webster says, “Trademarks are in my blood.” A senior partner at Spoor & Fisher in Pretoria, he specializes in litigation, including trademark infringement, passing off and domain name disputes, and has over 27 years’ experience in the field.

There are important issues to consider when assigning U.S. trademark applications and registrations. U.S. trademark law has specific requirements for trademark assignments that must be met in order for the assignment to be valid.