CONTENTS
AIPPI
The COVID-19 pandemic: pressures on IP
COVID-19 has resulted in major changes for IP. Eyal Bressler examines some of the most significant.
PATENT DATA
Start with a search: six simple steps
Caitlin Kavanagh of Minesoft offers a guide to good intelligence gathering.
CITMA
Beyond Brexit: dawn of a new era for IP in the UK
The UK is set to maintain its place as a global IP leader, says Richard Goddard of CITMA.
ITALY: COPYRIGHT
A complicated picture
The laws protecting photographs in Italy were highlighted in a recent ruling from Rome, explains Valentina Gazzarri of Bugnion.
ECTA
The risks of progress without a plan
AI solutions must be carefully and fully considered before they are implemented, argues Mladen Vukmir of ECTA.
INTA
You don’t need a crystal ball
The IP landscape is evolving quickly, but what does the future hold? INTA chief Etienne Sanz de Acedo investigates.
INDIA: SEPs
Secrets solution?
SEPs owners are looking to the Supreme Court of India to iron out the quirks of ‘confidentiality clubs’, explain Pankaj Soni and Ankush Verma of Remfry & Sagar.
LESI
COVID-19 IP waiver: a bad proposal
The WTO’s COVID-19 vaccine waiver proposal would negatively impact investment into future treatments, says Alexander Haertel of LESI.
CIPA
A transformative year
The pandemic has forced associations such as CIPA to find new ways of influencing, meeting, and learning, says Amy Williams.
MARQUES
How brands adapt in a changing world
Marion Heathcote of Marques explains how brands can stay in touch with what consumers want.
IACC
SMEs: taking on counterfeiters
SMEs need to pay heed to the threat of counterfeiters in order to realise their potential, argues Travis Johnson of the IACC.
AIPLA
Overcoming COVID-19 challenges
AIPLA president Joseph Re outlines how the association adapted, learned, and thrived despite challenges posed by the pandemic.
US: PATENTS
Patent myths debunked
Paul J Sutton of Sutton Magidoff Barkume exposes some of the most common patent myths.
AIPF
How boutiques rode out the pandemic
IP boutiques were uniquely positioned to emerge even stronger, argues Chris Agrawal of the AIPF.
BUSINESS BRIEFS
IP rules, regulations and news from the Caribbean Region, Greece, and Japan.
