Video conferencing and social media apps like Zoom, Houseparty, and TikTok have exploded in popularity during these times of global social distancing. While these apps have become much more popular among regular users, they also have attracted potential hackers, raising opportunities as well as risks to a brand-new scale and prompting some platforms to institute stronger security features. Will this surge in usage have a lasting impact on these companies in terms of value, brand reputati...
The European Union formed in 1992 with the signing of the Maastricht Treaty in the city located at southern tip of the Netherlands. 12 counties initially joined the EU, and this has since grown to 27 member states. The European Union was once described as the “grand experiment.” Experiments are not without challenges… and setbacks. The exit of the United Kingdom—or Brexit—in 2020 was a major disappointment for the EU, but it has otherwise proven successful, albeit fragile and, in many respect...
Tish Berard, the 2018 President of the International Trademark Association (INTA), introduces the Association’s new podcast series, Brand & New, in a discussion with host Audrey Dauvet.Successful businesses innovate on a daily basis to meet the changing needs of today’s consumers. How do brand professionals and those interested in brands become effective stakeholders in this dialogue? Learn how business leaders, legal experts, marketing gurus, and technological visionaries from all over t...
Stephane Lemarchand is a French award-winning IP & IT lawyer who co-leads, as the Joint Head of the law firm DLA Piper, more than 500 lawyers around the world. Stephane shares, in this new episode of Brand & New, his experience about the legal and IP ecosystem and the way they interact with tech, but also his views on the reasons why lawyers shall adapt and embrace this new cycle... sooner than later.Every two weeks, on Tuesday, Brand & New gives the floor to inspiring individuals...
Jeanne Fromer, a Professor of Law with a specialty in IP at New York University School of Law and Co-Director of the Engelberg Center on Innovation Law & Policy in New York, raises many thought-provoking questions about trademark law, technology, and society as a whole in this compelling interview. She gives us keys to better understand how artificial intelligence (AI) and other technologies challenge our perspective on traditional legal concepts in today’s fast-changing world.Every two w...
Maximiliano Santa Cruz, an IP and technology consultant based in Santiago, Chile who until recently was the General Director of the National Institute of Industrial Property of Chile, discusses with us the challenges and opportunities raised by innovation from the perspective of an IP office. He also shares his vision of the potential evolution of the mission of IP offices in relation to trademark protection in the future. Every two weeks, on Tuesday, Brand & New gives the floor to i...
Mladen Vukmir and Julia Talke are the leaders of the INTA Brands & Innovation Committee. Mladen, who leads the IP law firm Vukmir & Associates in Croatia, and Julia, global counsel for trademarks and branding at Lumileds in Germany, tell us more about their own vision of innovation as IP experts, and about this INTA Committee, one of the pillars of the Association Strategic Plan, while detailing its main objectives and actions.Every two weeks, on Tuesday, Brand & New gives the flo...
With nearly 150 million subscribers worldwide, Netflix, Inc. has revolutionized the media and entertainment world. Our guest, Jeremy Kaufman, Senior Counsel, Intellectual Property at Netflix, Inc., in Los Angeles, California, shares with us the company’s local and global IP challenges, as well as his views about the role of IP counsel today. His unique insight, completed by his past experiences with The Walt Disney Company and The Fox Entertainment Group, is a deep dive into the m...
With artificial intelligence (AI) all over the news, Ayuko Nemoto, Partner at Sonderhoff & Einsel Law and Patent Office, based in Tokyo, Japan, takes a deep dive into this topic to help us understand the status of AI-generated works, how public and private sectors deal with AI and its legal aspects, and the protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights in Japan—one of the world leaders in technology and robotics.Every two weeks, on Tuesday, Brand & New gives the floor to ...
Sandra Mau, founder and CEO of TrademarkVision, an image recognition for brand protection startup based in Pittsburgh (USA) and Brisbane (Australia) that was recently acquired by CompuMark (Clarivate Analytics), shares her vision about how machine learning and image recognition technology is transforming the intellectual property (IP) ecosystem at a time when 40 percent of trademark filings contain images and when disruptive solutions developed by technology companies are increasingly being u...
Domain names play a special role in the intellectual property ecosystem. Following the recent ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) meeting that took place in Kobe, Japan, this episode goes back to the basics and reveals what’s hot in this area and the opportunities created by new technologies. Both law firm and brand owner perspectives are presented in this discussion with two leaders of the INTA Internet Committee and renowned experts and players in the domain na...
Andrei Iancu has been serving since February 2018 as the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) s, based in Alexandria, Virginia. An engineer and intellectual property (IP) attorney, he previously was the managing partner of the law firm Irell & Manella, focused on IP litigation. The USPTO is the largest IP office in the world – in few figures: more than 13,000 employees, and the examination of over ...
Is there a European way to understand and manage intellectual property (IP)? Since the 18th century, Europe has always been at the forefront of innovation and competitiveness, as explained by Benoît Battistelli, who held various roles in French government departments and embassies before serving as Director General of the French National Institute for Industrial Property. and then President of the European Patent Office, one of the five largest IP offices in the world (7,000...
Intellectual property remains one of the most valuable assets in the Digital Age. In Africa, few countries, Kenya, South Africa, and Nigeria, are credited for having IP standards in place. International businesses are already present, operating in areas such as telecommunications and banking. But what are the main opportunities and challenges faced by these companies, whichincreasingly rely on their immaterial assets such as trademarks or patents? These are the questions that Davi...
Welcome to this special episode of Brand&New in Boston, Massachusetts recorded during INTA’s 2019 Annual Meeting. This unique event, a must for education and networking, is attended each spring by more than 10,000 members of the IP community and beyond, from over 150 countries. So Brand&New could not miss it!Counterfeiting is no less than one of the biggest issues of our times. It is self-evident to say that it is linked to crimes, that it costs billions to companies and societies eve...
In a departure from previous episodes that focus on IP or technology, Karen Clemens and Diane Ridon, both leadership coaches who contribute to the Executives Education Program at Harvard Business School, Boston, Massachusetts, center their conversation on humans—the qualities and skills, from emotional intelligence to critical thinking, that make a difference in order for lawyers and others to succeed in a fast-evolving tech environment.Every two weeks, on Tuesday, Brand & New gives the f...
What can’t you find on Amazon? As the most global retail store ever, Amazon has become a unique platform where customers can literally find any product they wish and sellers have concomitantly found a marketplace broader than anything they used to operate on. Unsurprisingly, Amazon's commercial success has led to an increased risk of counterfeit products being sold on its platform. How does the platform protect brands to maintain customer trust? What are the proactive and reactive steps taken...
Europe has been experiencing political turmoil over the last few years, from the Catalonia referendum on independence to Brexit (the abbreviation for “British exit” referring to the United Kingdom’s decision in a June 2016 referendum to leave the European Union). No surprise, Brexit is expected to have consequences on the intellectual property (IP) of UK companies, from many standpoints: legal, economic (IP rights-intensive industries contribute more than 35 percent to the UK’s GD...
Intellectual Property law as we know it has been shaped by technology evolutions over the last century, today’s tech innovations seems to have a higher disruptive effect on traditional IP legal concepts. Think AI, algorithms, data science, connected objects, or even life science new techs. Is our IP legal system outdated? How should we, as lawyers, address today’s legal challenges relating to machine-generated innovation, machine learning capabilities, and data processing? What evolutions sho...