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Talkin' MarksThe Past, Present, and Future of Online Brand ProtectionIn this episode, your Talkin’ Marks co-hosts are joined by Professor Jorij Abraham, Managing Director of the Ecommerce Foundation, which includes Scamadviser. Together they look at how the Ecommerce industry is combating online counterfeiting and infringement in today’s rapidly expanding global online marketplaces. 2021-04-2715 min
Talkin' MarksOnline FightsIn this episode, your Talkin’ Marks co-hosts are joined by Company Secretary and Director General of the UK Anti-Counterfeiting Group (ACG), Phil Lewis. Together they cover possible strategies to combat both the act of counterfeiting — and the counterfeiters themselves! 2021-03-2438 min
Talkin' MarksBrexit BriefingInterested in how Brexit will impact the IP market now the transition period has ended? Talkin’ Marks has you covered! Brexit Briefing highlights the important consequences for trademark attorneys and businesses. This episode stars special guest Chris McLeod, Chartered trademark attorney, and Partner at Elkington and Fife LLP, past President of CITMA, member of INTA, and an active member of Pharmaceutical Trade Marks Group (PTMG). 2021-01-2836 min
Talkin' MarksStronger Together: Human Experience And Innovation Make For World-Class Brand ProtectionEpisode seven has just dropped! In this segment your Talkin’ Marks co-hosts are joined by special guest Tobias Hartmann, CEO of Corsearch - global trademark, brand protection, and domain name solutions provider.Together they take a look at how global reach, human experience, and legal technology tools are helping IP professionals to reframe their working dynamics today.Envisioning the future of IP law together.2020-10-3021 minTalkin' MarksImmoral and Scandalous TrademarksWe are covering the issue of immoral and scandalous trademarks and focus on what are they today and what will the future hold for those trademarks. We will cover precedent decisions in US such as REDSKINS-SLANTS and IANCU-BRUNETTI. We will also look at the recent decision FACK JU GOHTE from EU. Joining us in the discussion is Colin Manning, Lecturer at the Cork Institute of Technology and an EU trademark attorney. Colin has written his thesis on "The Moral Bars on Trade Mark Registration" https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=28756872020-09-2500 minTalkin' MarksDistinctiveness v DescriptivenessOur fifth episode covers the important concepts of distinctiveness and descriptiveness in trademark law. Your co-hosts take a look at the recent booking.com decision in the US, as well as some similar cases in the EU - including XOXO. And, they also briefly examine and discuss the legal framework of distinctiveness and descriptiveness in EU harmonized regulations.2020-08-0600 minTalkin' MarksTrademark Management and AI - Special Interview with CEO Mikael KolehmainenSpecial guest, Mikael Kolehmainen, who is CEO & Co-founder and former corporate and intellectual property attorney, unpacks the issues of artificial intelligence in trademark searching, watching and portfolio management with your podcast co-hosts. How AI and legal technology are changing and improving the trademark industry? Listen and find out!2020-07-0200 minTalkin' MarksGenericness UnpackedToday we discuss genericness and touch on the USPTO vs Booking.com case.2020-06-0400 minTalkin' MarksExploring Geographical IndicationsToday we discuss geographical indications and their importance.2020-05-0700 min
Talkin' MarksNon-Traditional Trademarks UnwrappedToday we discuss non-traditional trademarks such as sound, taste and smell, colour, and motion.2020-04-0900 min