The WIPO And Fighting Global Design Knock-offs

By David Crowe

David Crowe

Many American companies depend on strong global sales of key products featuring innovative product design. Foreign knockoffs of these designs can be common and devastating to these companies, making the need for strong international legal protections obvious. A few weeks ago, this blog touched on an international registration system available to companies for efficiently protecting their brands in several jurisdictions across the globe. Additionally, a similar system for protecting a product’s industrial design (i.e. appearance), has recently become available for companies in the United States making it easier to obtain robust global design protection.

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Leading Minds Breakdown Brexit

Brexit has created serious uncertainty for business around a great number of things including

corporate passporting, mergers and acquisitions, fintech, taxes. Womble Carlyle and the British American Business Council of North Carolina recently co-sponsored a panel discussion around Brexit issues featuring leading legal and business minds. The discussion was so productive we thought it should be shared with everyone, so below you will find links to a complete recording of the panel as well as links to issue-specific clips. 

Complete Panel

Part 1 - Brexit: Overview and Reactions

Part 2 - Brexit: Currency Issues and Inflation

Part 3 - Brexit: Outlook for the EU and Impact on the U.S.

Part 4 - Brexit: U.S. Opportunity in the U.K.

Part 5 - Brexit: The Impact on Mergers & Acquisitions

Part 6 - Brexit: What the U.K.’s Exit Might Look Like

Part 7 - Brexit’s Potential Impact on Corporate Passporting and the Banking Industry

Part 8 - Brexit’s Potential Impact on Corporate Passporting and the Banking Industry

Part 9 - Brexit: Why the Fintech Industry Should Be Watching Closely

Part 10 - Brexit: A Brexit/Corporate Tax Mini Primer

Part 11 - Brexit: Trademark Law and What to Watch For

Part 12 - Brexit: Challenges to IP Contracts