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Unpleasant surprises: combatting bad-faith filings in third countries

Gregor Versondert
December 15, 2020
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IP offices and courts should take a reality-driven approach to bad-faith trademark filings, argues Gregor Versondert, director and assistant general counsel at Procter & Gamble

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