Managing IP

The 50 most influential people in IP 2024 https://lnkd.in/errj6W3W Managing IP presents the 50 individuals who exerted the most influence on IP during 2024 – with a serial trademark asserter and several IP office heads among those who made the cut #managingip #50mostinfluentialpeopleinIP #trademarks #patents

50 most influential people in IP 2024: Gavin Newsom https://lnkd.in/egpJF4f2 In September, Newsom signed two bills into law that are dedicated to helping performers protect their digital likeness, and three related to deepfakes and AI-generated content around elections. #50mostinfluentialpeopleinIP #managingIP #california #ai #deepfakes

50 most influential people in IP 2024: Bill Lee https://lnkd.in/epX3zzgK Under the tenure of Bill Lee, the governor of Tennessee, the state became the first US state to pass a law addressing the effect of artificial intelligence on the music industry. #50mostinfluentialpeopleinIP #managingip #tennessee #ai #music

50 most influential people in IP 2024: Konstantinos Georgaras https://lnkd.in/ezZw7U2x Georgaras is CEO of the Canadian Intellectual Property Office / Office de la propriété intellectuelle du Canada in Québec. He makes this list due to his leadership in tackling Canada's trademark examination backlog and wait times. #50mostinfluentialpeopleinIP #managingIP #cipo #canada

50 most influential people in IP 2024: Julio Cesar Moreira https://lnkd.in/eFPzHqJT Júlio César Moreira, head of Brazil's IP office INPI Brasil - Instituto Nacional da Propriedade Industrial , has spearheaded several pivotal policies this year. #50mostinfluentialpeopleinIP #managingIP #inpi #brasil

It is time to submit nominations for the sixth annual Life Sciences EMEA Awards! As ever, the Awards will recognise excellence in the life sciences legal market, showcasing the law firms, lawyers, in-house legal teams, and legal work that moved the dial in Europe, the Middle East & Africa's life sciences industry in 2024. Click here to learn more: https://lnkd.in/efrsit5c

Exploring the starting point of ‘preceding three years’ in China’s Trademark Law http://spr.ly/6044QA7UG Charles Feng and Lian Xue of Tahota Law Firm analyse judicial interpretations of China’s Trademark Law and explain why the date of infringement should be the starting point for the ‘preceding three years’ non-use period #managingip #tahota #chinaip #trademarks

50 most influential people in IP 2024: Jessica Polfjärd https://lnkd.in/etCPwx6v Jessica Polfjärd is a member of the European People's Party and rapporteur for the Committee on Environment, Public Health, and Food Safety. The committee, under Polfjärd's guidance, has suggested a hugely significant ban on obtaining patents on plants produced by new genomic techniques (NGT). #50mostinfluentialpeopleinIP #managingIP #epp #ngt

50 most influential people in IP 2024: Kathi Vidal https://lnkd.in/e4g5k7EX Under Vidal’s leadership, the USPTO has been active addressing the IP implications of artificial intelligence (AI) – putting forth guidance on subject matter eligibility and clarifying how the office will analyse inventorship issues related to AI. #50mostinfluentialpeopleinIP #managingIP #ai #uspto

Counsel mull remand likelihood after Dewberry v Dewberry arguments https://lnkd.in/eMhjNN3M Thomas Hungar, partner at Gibson Dunn in Washington DC, argued for petitioner Dewberry Group. Elbert Lin, partner at Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP Kurth, argued for Dewberry Engineers. Counsel discuss how likely SCOTUS is to remand closely watched trademark case, which centres on the principle of corporate separateness Insight from John Strand (Wolf Greenfield) and Brian Horne (Knobbe Martens) #scotus #dewberry #trademark #separateness