Enforcement

The production of counterfeit goods is common in the trademark field as it is a business opportunity based on the consumer’s inability to identify second-generation goods.

Laws surrounding this activity include:

It is manifest the growing interest of mankind in disruptive themes as Artificial Intelligence (AI). As we have been analyzing, this theme has increased its significance as the inventions reach new and inspiring outcomes. This article intends to analyze if there have been a growing tendency on patent applications related to AI in the European Patents Office or if, besides all the euphoria, we are still far away from a technological boom particulary inventive.

Organized by The General Tax Administration (AGT) of Angola and with the cooperation of the World Customs Organization (WCO), last February it took place the workshop on "Techniques for Identifying Counterfeit Products and Risk Analysis" held in Luanda.

This year, INTA’s Europe Conference “Brands, Sports, and Esports: A Brand (R)evolution” took place in Madrid, Spain.

The rising of the African economy has started to draw attention from all kind of businesses. Alongside the growing dynamic of the continent several issues started to come atone, namely concerning the Intellectual Property (IP) protection across the different african jurisdictions.

The WIPR - World IP Review interviewed the Managing Partner of Inventa International, Daniel Reis Nobre, to learn more about the IP panorama across Africa. 

The challenges and opportunities that Africa presents, when it comes to the protection of IP assets were at the center of the conversation.

Cape Verde hosted the Seminar "Smuggling and falsification of products as crimes preventing money laundering and financing of terrorism".

At this event, that brought together a wide range of local and international representatives from Intellectual Property community, Diana Pereira had the opportunity to share Inventa International's experience in this area, based on case studies that sparked debate among the participants.

On the 22nd and 23rd October Cape Town received the 2019 International Law Enforcement Intellectual Property Crime Conference.

This event was co-hosted by INTERPOL and the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation, South African Police Service, in partnership with (UL) Underwriters Laboratories and the International AntiCounterfeiting Coalition (IACC).

ANJAP’s Commission for Intellectual Property and New Technologies organized the Conference 'The New CPI 2018', which took place in the Judicial Police auditorium in Lisbon.

This initiative had the purpose to provide trainee’s and young lawyers with a better knowledge of the new Portuguese Industrial Property Code, that came into force in July this year.

Vítor Palmela Fidalgo was one of the speakers at this Conference, where he spoke about some specifics concerning the new legal frame for Trademarks.

If you are remotely familiarized with Ariana Grande’s image the following things immediately come to mind: sleek back pony tail, bunny ears headband and song lyrics turned into amazing catch phrases such as Thank you, next or Gee thanks, just bought it.

The Pop-singer, who took over the year with her latest album “Thank You, Next”, which lead her to the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart for 11 weeks in 2019, reached full stardom since the beginning of her career on Nickelodeon in 2009.