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Attendees yesterday indicated via red and green paddles whether or not they thought various hypotheticals posed a conflict for outside counsel, during an interactive session titled Ethics: Conflict Issues in Trademark Selection, Clearance and Prosecution. Audience members voted on whether they thought James Cady of Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw & Pittman should bow out of representing one of the fictional companies seeking his help to register the same or similar marks. The hypothetical involved Veni Vidi Vision, which sought to register the mark SHAZOOM in the U.S., and BSquared, which owned the mark SHAZOOM in the U.S.

While many concerns remain about the proposed launch of unlimited new gTLDs, it is not too early for brand owners to think about what their strategy should be.

Education is essential to winning the long term battle against fakes, said speakers at a session yesterday. “We have to teach consumers about the social harms associated with counterfeiting networks,” said Ed Kelly, of LaRiviere Grubman & Payne.

Latin America is emerging strongly from the economic downturn, with trademark applications increasing. But, as Karen Bolipata reports, there are many issues to be discussed in today’s session on the region.

Peter Ollier looks at the challenge of coordinating INTA’s work in an area as diverse as the Asia-Pacific region.

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Today’s annual review of U.S. case law will cover key trends such as U.S. courts’ recent approaches to assessing trademark functionality and how getting advice of counsel could change the game for fraud cases post-Bose. Eileen McDermott reports.

A session today on mergers and acquisitions will present attendees with lists of draft covenants to consider. But don’t worry, says Simon Crompton. As long as your IP is in good shape, everything is easy.

Vice-President and Associate General Counsel of Del Monte Corporation Timothy Ernst tells Fionn O’Raghallaigh how the company’s licensing structure affects trademark strategy, especially given the variety of products the company is involved with.

Annual Meeting attendees flocked to a bustling session about recent developments relating to the doctrine of trademark functionality yesterday