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UK Supreme Court Rules on Personal Liability for Assisting Trade Mark Infringement

By Carlton Daniel and Paul Jinks on Posted in Brand Protection, Counterfeiting, Designs, Europe, Intellectual Property, IP Litigation, Judiciary, Marketing, Supreme Court, Trade Mark, Trademark Infringement, Trademarks, UK
On 15 May 2024 the UK Supreme Court handed down its judgement in the case of Lifestyle Equities v Ahmed (Lifestyle Equities C.V. and another (Respondents) v Ahmed and another (Appellants) – The Supreme Court) clarifying the law on the personal liability of individuals who (unknowingly) assist another (the Primary Infringer) to infringe a registered … Continue Reading

Global Brand Protection – How to Manage an Anti-Counterfeiting Program

By Rebecca Duecker, Jens Petry and Paolo Beconcini on Posted in Brand Protection, China, Copyright, Counterfeiting, e-Commerce, Europe, France, Germany, Intellectual Property, Piracy, Social Media, Trade Mark, Trademark Infringement, Trademarks, UK, US
For every successful brand, it is critical to properly protect and to productively develop and use the underlying intellectual property (IP) in that brand to ensure its long-term growth.… Continue Reading

SPB’s Paolo Beconcini to Speak at Let’s Take Stock: The Evolution of Counterfeiting in Asia and the Importance of Intelligence and Intelligent Strategies

By Tamara Fraizer and Joseph Grasser on Posted in Brand Protection, China, Counterfeiting, Team News, Trademarks
Our colleague and leader of the firm’s China Intellectual Property team Paolo Beconcini will be speaking at the upcoming INDICAM event Let’s Take Stock: The Evolution of Counterfeiting In Asia and The Importance of Intelligence and Intelligent Strategies.  Paolo will discuss how to protect your IP in China, sharing insights on the new trademark law … Continue Reading

Podcast: SPB’s Paolo Beconcini Covers Global Counterfeiting and the Importance of Protecting Your Brand in China

By Tamara Fraizer on Posted in Brand Protection, China, Copyright, Counterfeiting, e-Commerce, Intellectual Property, Piracy, Trade Mark, Trademark Infringement, Trademarks, USPTO
Counterfeiting is a global problem that affects a wide variety of entrepreneurs and innovators – from small businesses to global corporations.  Action in China can be an important tool for combating these problems.  Head of the firm’s China Intellectual Property team, Paolo Beconcini covers the complex challenges of fighting global counterfeiting for INDICAM (Italian Association … Continue Reading

Trademark Litigation in the Post-Abitron World: District Court Rules That the Supreme Court’s Decision Does Not Preclude Plaintiff from Introducing Evidence of Foreign Sales

By Squire Patton Boggs on Posted in Counterfeiting, e-Commerce, Europe, IP Litigation, Piracy, Supreme Court, US
As we recently covered in this space, the Supreme Court in Abitron Austria GmbH et al. v. Hetronic International, Inc. held that Sections 1114(1)(a) and 1125(a)(1) of the Lanham Act are not extraterritorial and extend only to claims where the infringing use in commerce is domestic. We anticipated that district courts would soon be addressing … Continue Reading

Light Administrative Injunctions for Designs in China: Status-check on the 2021 Shenzhen AMR Reform

By Paolo Beconcini on Posted in China, Counterfeiting, Designs, Patents
  In June 2021 the Shenzhen Administration for Market Regulation (Shenzhen AMR) issued the first ever provisions on administrative injunctions against the infringement of a design patents, including online infringements. It was a revolutionary provision. Without need to prove irreparable damage, a right holder could seek quick relief by filing a simple administrative complaint. Now … Continue Reading
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