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05
22
OUR SELECTION OF #IPNEWS AND ARTICLES OF THE WEEK
- The Emperors’ New Codes: Understanding IP Community Ambivalence Toward Digital Assets: https://www.ipwatchdog.com/2022/05/01/emperors-new-codes-understanding-ip-community-ambivalence-toward-digital-assets/id=148746/;
- Dunkin', Beyond Meat Face Trademark Lawsuit on Slogan for Plant-Based Sausage Sandwich: https://money.usnews.com/investing/news/articles/2022-04-29/dunkin-beyond-meat-face-trademark-lawsuit-on-slogan-for-plant-based-sausage-sandwich;
- Commercialisation of your intellectual property (IP) in South-East Asia: https://intellectual-property-helpdesk.ec.europa.eu/news-events/news/commercialisation-your-intellectual-property-ip-south-east-asia-2022-04-28_en;
- Government of Canada marks World IP Day through two IP-related initiatives: https://patentable.com/government-of-canada-marks-world-ip-day-through-two-ip-related-initiatives/;
- WIPO’s African Group hits the ground running with a Work Program on Copyright Limitations and Exceptions: https://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/04/guest-post-wipos-african-group-hits.html;
- China, Russia, Five Others Make US Property Rights Blacklist: https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2022-04-27/china-russia-five-others-make-us-property-rights-blacklist;
- Vans sues “Wavy Baby” shoes and Louboutin tries to protect its red sole in Japan: https://intellectual-property-helpdesk.ec.europa.eu/news-events/news/vans-sues-wavy-baby-shoes-and-louboutin-tries-protect-its-red-sole-japan-2022-04-28_en;
- Non-domestication of TRIPS Agreement and the Paris Convention means no protection yet for well-known marks in Nigeria: https://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/04/non-domestication-of-trips-agreement.html;
- After two years, 2022 INTA annual meeting is held in person (and virtual) for attendees: https://www.inta.org/events/2022-annual-meeting/