In this episode of the Knobbe IP+ podcast, Knobbe Martens partner Mauricio Uribe speaks with World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Legal Officer Oscar Alberto Suárez Bohorquez on the recently announced WIPO...more
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) seeks input on how the World Intellectual Property Organization should best protect genetic resources (GR), traditional knowledge (TK) and traditional cultural expressions (TCEs)...more
We celebrate World IP Day this year on April 26, commemorating 53 years of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Convention’s implementation. This year’s theme is “Women and IP: Accelerating Innovation and...more
Yes, we shall live, Uncle Vanya. Could Anton Chekhov ever have imagined that his literary work would be used to sell hamburgers? In March, a controversial application for an "Uncle Vanya" mark in connection with "snack bars,...more
On Tuesday, the Ukrainian Institute of Intellectual Property (Ukrpatent) issued a statement declaring "that during this extremely difficult time for the country, during the military aggression of the Russian Federation...more
It is not often that one's vote counts, especially in geopolitics. So it struck me, in researching for another article, that filing a patent application in Ukraine could make a difference. Per the latest World...more
The last thing businesses and owners want to think about during a global health crisis is a looming intellectual property deadline. Fortunately, many Intellectual Property Offices around the world have activated their...more
Fostering and supporting innovation is, quite literally, the mission of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). To advance this mission, the USPTO hosts a suite of web portals that empowers patent applicants,...more
If you haven’t heard already, New York Fashion Week is here! As usual, a lineup of awe-inspiring shows is expected to roll out over the next several days, as it does every September and February, highlighting the latest...more
International intellectual property regulations are doing serious damage to the pharmaceutical industry and, by extension, to the health of people around the world. The core of the problem: growing global concern about how...more
3D printing, a seemingly futuristic method of manufacturing objects, is steadily moving into the mainstream as three dimensional printers have relocated from labs to the shelves of retail stores. 3D printing, or additive...more