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Intellectual Property Rights at the Border?
As an intellectual property right owner, you have the right to prevent the unauthorized importation of infringing goods into the U.S. Registered trademarks, trade names, and copyrights can be recorded with the with the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Agency. CBP can help trademark and copyright owners of registered and recorded rights to prevent
Marcas comerciales despectivas, inmorales o escandalosas?
Una actualización en nuestro blog anterior sobre marcas comerciales despectivas, inmorales o escandalosas. Como se publicó anteriormente, la Corte Suprema de los Estados Unidos dictaminó el pasado 19 de junio de 2018, que la disposición de la Sección 2 (a) de la Ley de Marcas sobre menosprecio es facialmente inconstitucional porque viola la cláusula de
Disparaging, immoral or scandalous trademarks?
An update on our prior blog about “Disparaging, immoral or scandalous” trademarks. As published before The Supreme Court of the United States ruled on June 19, 2018 that disparagement provision of Section 2(a) of the Trademark Act is facially unconstitutional because it violates the Free Speech clause of the First Amendment. Section 2(a) of the Lanham Act
¡CANADÁ se une al Protocolo de Madrid!
Canadá se convirtió en el miembro número 104 del Sistema de Madrid para el Registro Internacional de Marcas, que ahora cubre 120 países. El Protocolo de Madrid permite a los solicitantes estadounidenses extender la protección de sus solicitudes / registros estadounidenses a los países miembros. Para calificar bajo el sistema, el solicitante debe tener: A)
CANADA Joins the Madrid Protocol!
Canada became the 104th member of the Madrid System for the International Registration of Marks, which now covers 120 countries. The Madrid Protocol allows US applicants to extend protection of their US applications/registrations to member countries. To qualify under the System the Applicant has to have: A) A real and effective industrial or commercial establishment in a contracting party;
AUGUSTO PERERA, P.A. in the 2019 INTA Annual Meeting in Boston, Massachusetts. AUGUSTO PERERA, P.A. en la reunión anual de 2019 INTA en Boston, Massachusetts.
From May 18-May 22 we participated in the Annual Meeting of the International Trademark Association (INTA) held at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center, Boston, Massachusetts. Inta’s Annual meeting is a gathering of 11,000+ attendees from 150+ countries and 160 Exhibitors. We had the opportunity to meet Brand Owners, Corporate Counsels, and our network of foreign