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Since last year’s Annual Meeting a number of countries have joined the Madrid Protocol. Representatives from the trademark offices of new members Cambodia, Zimbabwe and the African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI) shared their experiences with a packed crowd in the Madrid Users’ Meeting yesterday. Also speaking during the session were representatives from the USPTO and OHIM.

It’s never too early to collect the evidence that will win your trademark case, as Emma Barraclough finds out.

The morning after Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao squared off in what was billed as the Fight of the Century, an INTA session aimed to offer the same for the trademark world. Registrants were treated to two lively debates during a session entitled (Dis)order in the Court: A Debate Between a Practitioner and a Professor.

Representatives from IP offices across Latin America yesterday discussed how they are engaging users with increased internationalization and more streamlined procedures.

Sudeep Chatterjee and Jaya Mandelia of Singh & Singh Lall & Sethi talk about some of the most important court cases and legal developments in India, as well as some best practices for enforcement

Trademark practitioners have raised alarms about the threat that plain packaging laws pose to IP rights. In Monday’s Trademarks and Consumer Protection session, Myrtha Hurtado Rivas of Novartis argued that pharmaceuticals are already subject to similar restrictions.

INTA’s Internet Committee will open its doors to all INTA Annual Meeting registrants during an unprecedented open full committee meeting today from 4:00 pm to 5:30 pm in Room 25AB. The meeting is designed to engage all members who are interested in Internet issues, but may not know where to start.

Well known trademark status is a valuable asset to have in China. Frank Liu and Kenneth Ng of Chang Tsi & Partners examine how to get well-known status, and review recent legal developments.

California-based Twitter faces unique trademark challenges in its role as an online social network. Stephen Coates explains his role as the company’s first trademark counsel.

Color marks are increasingly important because of globalization. Emma Barraclough previews a session that will address how they can be protected in key markets.