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IP Litigator Edward Taelman Joins Crowell & Moring's Brussels Office

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Tuesday, March 19, 2024

BRUSSELS, March 19, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Edward Taelman has joined Crowell & Moring's Brussels office as a partner. His litigation experience and technical knowledge will strengthen the firm's Intellectual Property Practice Group, particularly in the area of trademark litigation.

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  • BRUSSELS, March 19, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Edward Taelman has joined Crowell & Moring's Brussels office as a partner.
  • Taelman also advises clients on non-contentious matters in relation to IP, including licensing agreements, franchise agreements, and research collaboration agreements.
  • His trademark experience helps cement our office as one of Belgium's IP powerhouses, offering comprehensive advice in every field of IP."
  • Taelman, who joins the firm from Allen & Overy, has been recognized as a "rising star" by Legal 500, Managing IP, IP Stars, and WTR 1000.

Norton Rose Fulbright grows in New York with leading brands partner

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Monday, February 5, 2024

New York, Feb. 05, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright announced today that highly regarded intellectual property lawyer Johanna Schmitt has joined the firm as a partner in the New York office.

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  • New York, Feb. 05, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright announced today that highly regarded intellectual property lawyer Johanna Schmitt has joined the firm as a partner in the New York office.
  • She counsels clients regarding the acquisition and retention of intellectual property rights and also litigates disputes related to such rights.
  • Jeff Cody, Norton Rose Fulbright’s US Managing Partner, said:
    “New York is the US epicenter for trademark, copyright and advertising work with its high concentration of major brand owners, so we have been looking for an accomplished IP partner in that market.
  • Norton Rose Fulbright provides a full scope of legal services to the world’s preeminent corporations and financial institutions.

International Trademark Association Releases Report on Intellectual Property Reporting for Brands

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Thursday, January 25, 2024

NEW YORK, Jan. 25, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Addressing long standing concerns around how intellectual property (IP) is valued and how that value is communicated, both internally within companies and externally beyond the company, the International Trademark Association (INTA) has published its 2022 Presidential Task Force (PTF) Report, Intellectual Property Reporting for Brands.

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  • Addressing long standing concerns around how intellectual property (IP) is valued and how that value is communicated, both internally within companies and externally beyond the company, the International Trademark Association (INTA) has published its 2022 Presidential Task Force (PTF) Report, Intellectual Property Reporting for Brands.
  • NEW YORK, Jan. 25, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Addressing long standing concerns around how intellectual property (IP) is valued and how that value is communicated, both internally within companies and externally beyond the company, the International Trademark Association (INTA) has published its 2022 Presidential Task Force (PTF) Report, Intellectual Property Reporting for Brands.
  • The Report will serve as a formidable foundation for the Association to continue advancing the value of brands and supporting our members globally."
  • INTA will use the Report recommendations to better educate the membership on IP reporting and will pursue engagement with the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) Foundation/International Accounting Standards Board (IASB).

RECOMMENDATION on the draft Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the Union and its Member States, of the Accession Protocol to the Framework Agreement on Comprehensive Partnership and Cooperation between the European Community and its Mem[...]

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Wednesday, January 3, 2024

RECOMMENDATION on the draft Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the Union and its Member States, of the Accession Protocol to the Framework Agreement on Comprehensive Partnership and Cooperation between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Indonesia, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Croatia to the European UnionCommittee on Foreign AffairsAndrzej Halicki Source : © European Union, 2023 - EP

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RECOMMENDATION on the draft Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the Union and its Member States, of the Accession Protocol to the Framework Agreement on Comprehensive Partnership and Cooperation between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Indonesia, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Croatia to the European UnionCommittee on Foreign AffairsAndrzej Halicki Source : © European Union, 2023 - EP

Highlights - Trade Committee delegation to visit San Francisco - Committee on International Trade

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Thursday, October 26, 2023

Trade Committee delegation to visit San Francisco

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  • Trade Committee delegation to visit San Francisco
    A delegation of five Members of the Committee on International Trade (INTA) will travel to San Francisco and the Bay Area from 30 October to 1 November 2023 to discuss political, trade and investment relations between California and the EU.
  • INTA Members will hold meetings with companies in the car-manufacturing, high-tech and semi-conductors sectors.
  • The visit will also be an opportunity to exchange on the regulation of the digital world, in particular when it comes to digital trade and how the Trade and Technology Council should be further strengthened to this end.
  • The delegation will be led by INTA Chair and standing rapporteur for EU-US trade relations, Bernd Lange.

Highlights - Vote on the proposal prohibiting products made with forced labour on the Union market - Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection

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Tuesday, October 17, 2023

Vote on the proposal prohibiting products made with forced labour on the Union market

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  • Vote on the proposal prohibiting products made with forced labour on the Union market
    13-10-2023 - 09:45
    On 16 October 2023, INTA and IMCO Members will vote on the draft report by co-Rapporteurs Ms Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES (S&D, IMCO) and Ms Samira RAFAELA (Renew, INTA) on the proposal for a Regulation on Prohibiting products made with forced labour on the Union market.
  • The meeting will be webstreamed.

WISeKey subsidiary WISeSat.Space and PLD Space Announce Strategic Joins Force for the Launch of Next-Generation Ultra Secure Satellites

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Thursday, September 14, 2023

WISeSat.Space, a Swiss pioneering satellite technology platform with 17 of WISeSat-ready satellites already on orbit, has signed a strategic partnership with PLD Space, the European leader in small satellite space launches.

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  • WISeSat.Space, a Swiss pioneering satellite technology platform with 17 of WISeSat-ready satellites already on orbit, has signed a strategic partnership with PLD Space, the European leader in small satellite space launches.
  • Together, they aim to revolutionize the launch of the next generation of ultra-secure WISeSat.Space picosatellites for Quantum-Ready Internet of Things (IoT) communications.
  • The collaboration seeks to integrate the VaultIC408 secure element into each network endpoint, ensuring premium security levels throughout the IoT ecosystem.
  • This launch will also allow Spain to become the tenth country in the world to have direct access to space.

International Trademark Association Announces 2nd Open Innovation Challenge To Take Place in Houston, Texas, in November

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Sunday, August 13, 2023

NEW YORK, Aug. 13, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- In the ongoing pursuit of empowering entrepreneurs and intellectual property (IP) innovation, the International Trademark Association (INTA) has opened registration for its second Open Innovation Challenge (OIC). The OIC is designed to rapidly propel start-up and scale-up businesses by offering professional guidance through expert judges and resource access.

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  • In the ongoing pursuit of empowering entrepreneurs and intellectual property (IP) innovation, the International Trademark Association (INTA) has opened registration for its second Open Innovation Challenge (OIC).
  • The OIC is designed to rapidly propel start-up and scale-up businesses by offering professional guidance through expert judges and resource access.
  • NEW YORK, Aug. 13, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- In the ongoing pursuit of empowering entrepreneurs and intellectual property (IP) innovation, the International Trademark Association (INTA) has opened registration for its second Open Innovation Challenge (OIC).
  • The OIC is designed to rapidly propel start-up and scale-up businesses by offering professional guidance through expert judges and resource access.

Subject files - Prohibiting products made with forced labour on the Union market - Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection - Committee on International Trade

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Wednesday, July 19, 2023

IMCO and INTA, as joint-committees, are preparing a report on the proposal for a Regulation on Prohibiting products made with forced labour on the Union market.

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  • IMCO and INTA, as joint-committees, are preparing a report on the proposal for a Regulation on Prohibiting products made with forced labour on the Union market.
  • The co-Rapporteurs are Ms Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES (S&D, IMCO) and Ms Samira RAFAELA (Renew, INTA).
  • The vote on the draft report is planned for 19 September 2023.
  • The draft report was presented at the joint committee meeting of 23 May 2023.

Highlights - 19 July: CELAC Summit, Taiwan Hearing, Critical Raw Materials and NZIA - Committee on International Trade

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Wednesday, July 12, 2023

19 July: CELAC Summit, Taiwan Hearing, Critical Raw Materials and NZIA

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  • 19 July: CELAC Summit, Taiwan Hearing, Critical Raw Materials and NZIA
    At its next meeting on 19 July 2023, the International Trade Committee (INTA) will vote to adopt its opinions to the ITRE reports on the Critical Raw Materials proposal and the Net Zero Industry Act, two key files in the Green Deal Industrial Plan.
  • Members will also vote on the opinion to the DEVE report on transforming extractive industries in developing countries.
  • Members will also hold a public hearing on EU trade and investment relations with Taiwan.
  • On the same day, INTA and IMCO will jointly hold a consideration of amendments to the forced labour proposal.