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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

Federal Policymakers: Chasing the Runaway AI Train

By David Elkins and Stacy Swanson on Posted in Artificial Intelligence, Copyright, Cybersecurity, Data Protection, FDA, Food and Drug Administration, Intellectual Property, IP Litigation, Metaverse, Piracy, Technology, US
The U.S. is generally viewed as “behind” in its regulation of AI compared to the European Union and Asian countries. Yet ChatGPT’s release triggered a tsunami of U.S. legislation in 2023 from federal and state legislators seeking to address perceived concerns with the emerging and fast evolving technology. State legislatures have introduced nearly 200 AI … 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
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