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IP LAW BUGLE

DECEMBER 2020 | ISSUE 35

WHAT’S NEW          UPCOMING          MEMBER NEWS          FEATURED BLOGS          CURRENT MEMBERS

WHAT’S NEW

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Membership renewal season is coming up! Each firm administrator should have received an e-mail from our system with instructions on how to renew. If you encounter any issues, please feel free to contact admin@aipf.com. Remember to renew by January 1, 2021, to avoid your membership from lapsing.

AIPF is dedicated to supporting the unique needs of IP boutiques to better serve clients by providing resources and a forum for international collaboration. Renew your AIPF membership for 2021 and continue to strengthen your ties to a close-knit, international IP community while improving your IP practice.

Have 5 minutes? Help us improve and take our Firm Membership Survey.

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BIC: SHAPE OF THE LIGHTER IS CONSIDERED A 3D TRADEMARK

By Natalia Paladino and Andrea Casales, Cervieri Monsuarez

SOCIETE BIC was subject to constant violations of its Industrial Property rights regarding the shape of its lighter. Lighters were not commercialized under the BIC trademark, but imitated its shape.

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Join us on December 15, at 1:00 PM ET, as brand owners discuss main concerns and actions in online enforcement. Topics will include issues they found in the virtual market, actions they have taken in order to protect their rights, relationships with marketplaces, and expectations from law firms.

This WebIPHour is sponsored by Horus On-line Marketing, a software created to fight any type of intellectual property rights infringement in the online market.

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AIPF is pleased to host the first of its networking series events on Wednesday, December 16, 2020, at 5:00 PM ET. Members are encouraged to join and stay for the entire event, or to just stop by briefly to say hello. Please feel free to wear and show off your favorite holiday sweater.

AIPF is launching this virtual networking series as an open opportunity for all attorneys of any AIPF member firm to connect and meet with each other in a casual, virtual environment. Join us to meet and socialize with your counterparts at other IP boutiques from around the world!

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MEMBER NEWS

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Lawyers Association of Kansas City - 12th Annual IP CLE Program

Erise IP

Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers Honor Seven Erise Shareholders

Erise IP is pleased to announce that Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers has recognized seven of its shareholders in its latest annual guide.

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FEATURED BLOGS

CALL FOR ARTICLES

7 Trademark Tips for Blog Owners

Erik M. Pelton, iPelton Blog

November 24, 2020

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Burger Battle Down under Continues for In-N-Out Burgers

Kellie Jukkola, Michael Buck IP Blog

November 20, 2020

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High Court of Australia Confirms Dead Parrot’s View

Paul Whenman and Sarah Glasson, FB Rice Blog

November 16 2020

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The IP Law Bugle is a bi-monthly newsletter dedicated to showcasing international news & articles on intellectual property law, practical notes for IP practitioners, and the latest updates & accomplishments from member firms. We encourage members to participate and submit articles, firm news, and blog posts to admin@aipf.com. For more details, please visit our IPLawBugle webpage.

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CURRENT MEMBERS

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Abacus IP | Aird & McBurney | Allen Dyer Doppelt & Gilchrist | Antequera Parilli & Rodriguez

Aperio IP Attorneys | Arochi & Lindner | Backstrom & Co. Attorneys | Batavia Patentservice Asia

Bookoff McAndrews | Booth Udall Fuller | Breiner & Breiner | Cervieri Monsuarez & Asociados

de Chalains | Dumont | Endurance Law Group | Erik M. Pelton & Associates | Erise IP | FB Rice

Ferraiuoli | Finnian & Columba | Furgang & Adwar | Gorden IP Law | Gow Victor & Co. | Guerra IP

Hernandez Marti Abogados | Hofbauer Professional Corporation | Hovey Williams | IPWatchdog

KBS Patentanwaelte PartG mbB | Kelly IP | KETNER Legal Consultancy, Representation & Protection | Kim IP

Laminar IP | Lang Rahmann | Law Office of Karen Dana Oster | Lex Intels IP Law Firm

LEXT Intellectual Property | M.J.P. Deans | Macpherson Kelley | MacRae & Co. | Magellan IP

Marshall, Gerstein & Borun | MBM Intellectual Property | MGM Patentes & Marcas | Michael Buck IP

Mumcuoglu & Ark Patent and Trademark | O’Conor & Power | OlarteMoure | Patent Outsourcing Limited | PGG

Price Heneveld | ROBIC | Rothwell Figg | Simoes Intellectual Property | Springut Law | Sughrue Mion

Thomas / Horstemeyer | Thrive IP | Trung Thuc JSC | Vanrell IP

NOT A MEMBER? Register at aipf.com/Join-AIPF and become a member today*!

To be eligible for AIPF membership, the applicant law firm must specialize in intellectual property law according to one of the following criteria: at least 50% of the firm’s attorneys are registered to practice before the USPTO or before their home country’s Patent and Trademark Office OR the firm devotes a majority of its practice to intellectual property law

*AIPF annual membership runs from January 1 to December 31 and is prorated from January 1. Membership is by firm, not by individual.

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