OUR SELECTION OF #IPNEWS AND ARTICLES OF THE WEEK

1. The Protection of Slogans as Trademarks in Brazil: A New Perspective

https://ipwatchdog.com/2025/01/06/the-protection-of-slogans-as-trademarks-in-brazil-a-new-perspective/id=184773/ 

2. Tetra Laval’s 3D shape mark not exclusively functional, rules EUIPO Board of Appeal (and, no, it’s not automatically bad faith to seek longer IP protection for a successful product)

https://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/01/tetra-lavals-3d-shape-mark-not.html

3. APEX – An Alternative Patent Resolution Procedure on Amazon

https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/apex-an-alternative-patent-resolution-6731270/

4. Three Legal Mistakes Influencers Make and How to Avoid Them

https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/three-legal-mistakes-influencers-make-1269564/

5. AI Developments at the U.S. Copyright Office in 2024

https://ipwatchdog.com/2024/12/30/ai-developments-u-s-copyright-office-2024/id=184382/

6. Trade mark trouble in Paris: Pierre Cadault’s journey beyond Netflix

https://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2024/12/guest-post-trade-mark-trouble-in-paris.html

7. General Court: Trade marks for virtual goods and services to be assessed like trade marks for the real goods and services

https://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2024/12/general-court-trade-marks-for-virtual.html

8. The IP Community’s Wildest Dreams for 2025 https://ipwatchdog.com/2024/12/31/the-ip-communitys-wildest-dreams-for-2025/id=184305/

9. The Increasing Threat of Cyber Espionage and Its Impact on Trade Secret Protection https://ipwatchdog.com/2025/01/03/the-increasing-threat-of-cyber-espionage-and-its-impact-on-trade-secret-protection/id=184050/

10. Uzbekistan joins the Hague System https://asiaiplaw.com/sector/patents/uzbekistan-joins-the-hague-system