2016 was a winning year for Western trademarks in China. It produced an unprecedented number of decisions – two, to be exact – in which China won praise for protecting foreign trademarks, affirming intellectual property rights, and developing a friendlier environment for international businesses. The only loser was trademark law itself, as the two decisions […]

Posted in Blogs, China, Personality Rights, Trademarks
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Dubious and likely illegal image scraping is alive and well. And outside of particularly public, harmful cases like Rehtaeh Parsons’ photo ending up on a dating site, few organizations or governments seem to be effectively coordinating to stop the practice.

Posted in Canada, Contracts, Copyright, copyright reform, Fair Dealing, Human Rights, Human Rights Issues, Identity Theft, Image, Internet, Personality Rights, Privacy, Regulatory Policy, Reputation Management, Social Justice, Social Media, Technology, UK, US
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The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has updated its Guide on Managing Intellectual Property for Museums, with two Canadians playing major roles in the Guide’s creation.

Posted in Canada, Commercialization, Copyright, Internet, IP, Jurisdiction, Licensees, Ownership, Patents, Personality Rights, Social Media, Tech Transfer, Technology, Trademarks, UK, UK, US, WIPO
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In a victory for athletes specifically, and proponents of personality rights generally, the US Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal has ruled against Electronic Arts (EA) in its use of former college quarterback Sam Keller’s likeness in the NCAA Football video game series. This news has costly implications for EA.

Posted in Freedom of Speech, Gaming, Human Rights, Identity Theft, MediaLaws, Personality Rights, Technology, US
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