President Obama signed the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016, strengthening the abilities of companies to prevent and address trade secret theft.  Under this new law, owners will have a federal cause of action against those who have misappropriated...

The Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 has passed in the U.S. Senate (S1890) and the House (HR3326), and is expected to be signed into law by President Obama...

In accordance of a decree which approves the implementing regulations of the Gulf Cooperation Council, the trademark office in Kuwait has implemented many new procedural...

New Regulations have gone into effect in Brazil, which remove the requirement to record a royalty-free trademark license when the respective parties to the license agreement are “related”, as...

The Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office has published new regulations which modify the evidentiary and procedural aspects of forfeiture actions against patents and trademark registrations on the grounds of non-working and non-use,...

The Benelux Court of Justice recently decided that Burberrys Ltd. was entitled to trademark protection for its well known tartan...