Nota Bene Podcast Episode 129: Practical Tips for Protecting Your Brand Against Counterfeiters with Lisa Martens
Gary Kalman on Corruption and Compliance Programs
Nintendo of America’s (Nintendo) recent dispute against emulator developer, Tropic Haze, has highlighted major questions of intellectual property (IP) in the gaming sphere. This alert explores the background behind Nintendo’s...more
Art piracy has captured the news. Scotus has decided Andy Warhol’s artwork was not a fair use of a photograph of Prince and a Manhattan jury found that Ed Sheeran didn’t pirate the Marvin Gaye classic “Let’s Get It On”....more
They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. Nowhere is this imitation more unwelcome than when it comes to a company’s intellectual property. Intellectual property laws and the protection they offer ensure that a...more
The playing field for anticorruption never stops changing, with new laws and new risks constantly arising. To help sort things out, and to gain his insight into other compliance challenges, we sat down with Gary Kalman,...more
This post is the second in our ongoing series on the heightened focus in 2020 on combating the sale of counterfeit goods. Our first article focused on the actions of the executive branch, while this article discusses the...more
- On January 24, 2020, the DHS released a report (“DHS Report”) on the global trade in counterfeit goods, outlining a series of recommendations and actions that should be taken by CBP, ICE and the private sector to combat the...more
On January 15, 2020, the U.S. and China signed Phase One of the Economic and Trade Agreement Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the People’s Republic of China (the “U.S.-China Trade...more
Last week, the Trump Administration announced a plan to crack down on the sales of contraband and counterfeit goods online. The steps will affect a number of parties in the supply chain from importers and sellers to customs...more
The US–China trade deal signed on January 15 aims to strengthen intellectual property protection for US intellectual property holders....more
A recent decision of the Three-Member Court of Appeals of Komotini (Felonies Department), dated 19/11/2019, has been intensely debated by the national media as resulting to the first “real” prison sentence that has ever been...more
On November 15, 2019, the Federal Court issued an Order compelling Canada’s primary Internet service providers (“ISPs”) to block their subscribers from accessing two Internet services that distribute infringing television and...more
Counterfeiting is a large problem for consumer product companies. However, U.S. counterfeiting laws are difficult to enforce against many companies because they operate outside the United States, or the manufacturer of the...more
Amazon.com has become ubiquitous in online retail, dominating the e-commerce marketplace worldwide. For sellers, Amazon acts as a crucial means of reaching customers around the globe. For consumers, it has become an...more
President Trump's Memorandum on Combating Trafficking in Counterfeit and Pirated Goods (memorandum) commissions a report, due 30 October 2019, requiring the collection and analysis of information as well as preparation of...more