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Counsel at P&G, Unilever, Zino Davidoff and Brita say making sure all teams communicate with each other is key to spotting fraudulent trademark invoices

Panellists from China, Germany and the US revealed what they like (and don’t like) about their patent systems

Panellists at the AIPPI World Congress Online discussed AI inventorship and forecasted how AI-assisted drug research will shake up the pharma industry

An all in-house panel explained how they stick to a budget and demonstrate the value of their patent portfolios

Virginia Cervieri (Uruguay), André Oliveira (Brazil) and Mikhail Jackson (Jamaica) reveal their strategies for budget management, destruction and e-commerce

Panellists at a Managing IP forum, including an FBI agent, revealed the best ways to train employees to maximise trade secret protection

At this year’s Managing IP US Patent Forum, patents commissioner Drew Hirshfeld delved into important changes and updates to prosecution at the office

Panellists at the AIPPI Congress discussed how applicants can avoid inconsistent IP office decisions on trademarks that contain generic or descriptive terms

As of October 1 2019, the Tokyo District Court and the Osaka District Court started operating a new practice for mediation concerning IP rights (IP mediation). IP mediation is designed to solve disputes over IP rights in a simple and speedy way by obtaining opinions on the dispute, in principle, by the third mediation date, from the mediation committee composed of the judge of the IP division and experts such as lawyers and patent attorneys with vast experience in dealing with IP cases. IP mediation is a judicial service providing the third dispute resolution tool within the framework of existing laws. It is unique and different from litigation and provisional disposition.

The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) dealt with the issue of acceptance of sales services in opposition procedures in the joined cases of C-155/18 and C-158/18 P, Tulliallan Burlington v European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) and Burlington Fashion.