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3/9/2026 6:14:00 PM

Important Changes in CNIPA Service Practice for Madrid Designations

By Mai Lin

Key UpdateThe Chinese National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) has stopped copying local Chinese trademark agents on...

2/5/2026 2:48:00 PM

By Aaron D. Johnson Jennifer A. Van Kirk

If a company owns the rights to a fictional story or movie, when are they able to stop others from using that brand in the real world?In...

7/15/2025 6:06:00 PM

By Kyle Hawes Jeffrey Whittle

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4/4/2025 7:38:55 PM

By Chris Mammen

3/25/2025 6:01:00 PM

By Seiko Okada Chris Mammen

Can a non-human machine be an author under the Copyright Act of 1976? In a March 18, 2025 precedential opinion, a D.C. Circuit panel...

2/27/2025 7:46:00 PM

By Samuel Savanich Jeffrey Whittle

The U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware ruled in favor of Thomson Reuters in a copyright infringement case against Ross...

8/2/2024 4:09:00 PM

By Alexander Wharton Laura Kees

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5/9/2024 7:04:00 PM

By Lori Cohen Jake Wharton Sara M. Bauer +2 more...

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3/28/2024 8:11:00 PM

By Nadia Aram

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3/14/2024 8:57:00 PM

By Alexander Wharton Jake Wharton

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3/7/2024 2:57:00 PM

By Sara M. Bauer

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11/9/2023 8:41:00 PM

By Nadia Aram Pete Bromaghim Taylor Ey

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