On May 24, 2024, after 25 years of negotiations, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) member states approved the Treaty on Intellectual Property, Genetic Resources and Associated Traditional Knowledge. It is the first treaty to
Continue Reading WIPO New Treaty on Intellectual Property, Genetic Resources and Associated Traditional Knowledge: Top points
We are expanding the depth and breadth of our Intellectual Property & Technology practice group with the addition of a top-tier patent team that includes partners Peter Yim, Christopher Eide, Brian Ho, Randy Omid, Michael
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During the last decade, virtual interactions have become an increasingly important part of life for consumers and businesses. This trend has
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Since the America Invents Act (AIA) in 2011 established the inter partes review (IPR) process, parties have made a number of constitutional arguments that the IPR process is flawed. None of those arguments met with
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By: Victoria Lee
As the world slowly considers what it means to reopen, many companies are looking for ways to adapt their business models to reach consumers. Still others are looking at how to go
Continue Reading Guest Blog: Intellectual property rights are a renewed focus as the world looks beyond a global viral outbreak
Israel has become a center for blockchain technology and is recognized by leading global financial institutions as being a central hub for innovation. Israel continues to grow and is attracting more startups and funding, with
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Regulation and scalability are just some of the challenges faced by platform businesses. Anna Tsyupko, Co-Founder of leading payments provider Paybase, joins our Partner, Chloe Forster, to discuss the complexities of online marketplace platforms and
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Social media has given street art fame and recognition that is unprecedented. Artists create their works – murals or graffiti or pasteups – to convey a personal or political message to a broad public, or
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Employee mobility is a boon to employers and employees alike, but it also presents unique challenges for preserving trade secret information. Those challenges include not only preserving one’s own trade secrets on the back end,
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Under US law, the creation of a signature includes an element of intent. For example, Article 1 of the Uniform Commercial Code defines a signature to include “any symbol executed or adopted with the present
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