I ♡ Trademarks NewsletterIssue #479
Bri Van Til | May 19, 2026
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The East of Your Worries
China is taking steps to increase its protection of IP. Join us for this webinar to learn more about their efforts on the trademark side.
Can you draw concrete conclusions about the state of trademark law in India from one case about cement, trademark infringement, and passing off?
Some in the Philippines are calling for modernization of their IP law because of the “rapid technological transformation” that’s happened since its passing.
Sue Diligence
Copyright infringement lawsuits may be forever changed by Sony v. Cox (I guess there was a Cox and effect?), but might the litigation lead to changes in copyright law?
UK startup TickTickTrader defeated TikTok in an opposition before the UKIPO. Lord Alan Sugar, a UK celebrity and businessman who serves as a director of the startup said “Big companies think they can throw their weight around and that smaller businesses will just roll over because they can’t afford the fight. That’s not how it’s supposed to work,” and he showed that sometimes it isn’t.
USPTO Director Squires seemed fired up about companies using patent IPRs as “litigation leverage.” Read about his latest precedential decision.
Australian courts are stressing the “honesty” in honest concurrent use.
One minute Brittany Aldean was creating a fragrance, and then VADA bing, VADA bang, she was getting sued for trademark infringement.
Phase Three: Profit
Not sure where to start with business development post-INTA? Here are some tips.
No matter how you feel about profits, they’re crucial for the survival of law firms. This webinar later this year will provide guidance about how to make your practice profitable.
Private equity firms don’t like how much law firms are billing; it’s cutting into their profits.
Professional Concerns
People may’ve doubted you in the past, but if you get this job as IP records manager, Addleshaw them!
Don your Dockers and Airwalk on in to this company to apply to be a senior trademark paralegal at Authentic Brands Group.
LegitScript—which kind of sounds like a pill mill, right?—is looking for counsel. If someone buys the company, makes some cosmetic changes, and sells it for a profit, would you say they were flipping the LegitScript?
It’s not a stretch to think you’d be a great fit for this senior trademark & IP counsel pose-ition at Alo Yoga.
I’m Raisin awareness of this general counsel position because I think it’d be a grape opportunity for you.
Have an open role on your team? Email us at [email protected], and we’ll try to get it in our next newsletter!
Odds & Ends
Over 10,000 trademark applications and registrations are donezo: the USPTO is nixing them for all sorts reasons, mainly allegations of fraud.
The EU has issued its first craft GI. To learn more about GIs and their latest expansions, join us for this webinar next month.
If you went to the Annual Meeting earlier this month, INTA wants your opinions about the conference.