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Alice in Arlington—The Trademark Administrators and Practitioners Meeting Returns in 2022

The TMAP Meeting returns after a three-year hiatus due to the global COVID-19 pandemic. Featuring speakers from about a dozen countries, the educational program is themed around Alice in Wonderland, the 1865 novel by Lewis Carroll.

INTA Proposes Clear Definition for when Courts Should Apply the Rogers Analysis

INTA has filed an amicus brief in the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in Vans, Inc., VF Outdoors LLC v. MSCHF Product Studio, Inc., which discusses the balancing of interests between the First Amendment and trademark law in terms of “expressive works.”

INTA Holds First Judges’ Workshop for Greek Judiciary

Published: June 15, 2022

As part of an ongoing initiative by INTA’s Enforcement Committee to provide Judges Workshops for the judiciary worldwide, the Committee recently hosted an advanced seminar on intellectual property developments for the Greek judiciary.

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Multiple Generations Voice Concerns on World Anticounterfeiting Day

Published: June 8, 2022

In support of World Anticounterfeiting Day, INTA members and their young adult and teenage children share their thoughts on the importance of purchasing authentic products and how we must all do our part to help put an end to counterfeiting.

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Non-Traditional Marks Committee Prepares INTA Bulletin Series...

Lynne E. Graybeal Perkins Coie LLP Seattle, Washington, USA Non-Traditional Marks Committee Chair

Xin Wei Liuming International Beijing, China Non-Traditional Marks Committee Vice Chair

Published: June 15, 2022

INTA’s Non-Traditional Marks Committee for the 2020‒2021 Committee Term has authored a series of feature articles on the protection and enforcement of a variety of nontraditional marks in various regions around the world, providing a broad overview of the state of global ...

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INTA Files Amicus Brief on Contrariety to Accepted Principles of...

Published: June 3, 2022

INTA filed an amicus brief before the Grand Board of Appeal (GBoA) of the European Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) in Matthias Zirnsack vs. EUIPO, Case R-260/2021-G, concerning the registrability of the figurative mark combining the word “COVIDIOT” with a jester cap.

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INTA Releases ‘Report on the Taxation of Trademarks and Complementary...

Published: May 18, 2022

Focused on the tax implications within the trademark life cycle in the European Union, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom, the report serves to provide brand legal practitioners with a clear understanding of tax policy as it relates to trademark and complementary rights ...

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INTA Sets Up Mechanism to Alert Ukrainian Refugees of Job Openings

Published: April 6, 2022

INTA has called on its European member organizations to inform the Association of job opportunities at their law firms so that it can then alert Ukrainian members who have fled their homeland.

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