Singapore Seeks Public Consultation on Copyright Reforms
It was reported in several news outlets this week that Singapore’s Ministry of Law and Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) are commencing a public consultation concerning reforms to...
View ArticleGoing Back To Where It All Began
I am honored to announce that I will be returning to my alma mater—Gonzaga University School of Law to speak on state, federal and foreign trademark prosecution and licensing for cannabis businesses at...
View ArticleU.S. Copyright Office Accepting Comments on Current U.S. Moral Rights...
As reported in multiple news outlets, the U.S. Copyright Office (USCO) published a Notice of Inquiry concerning a USCO study to review current U.S. laws protecting moral rights of creators of original...
View ArticleWhy Understanding Territorial Trademark Protection Requirements is Crucial to...
A recent story out of Ireland highlights the importance of understanding territorial trademark protection requirements when registering trademarks—both at home and abroad. Techdirt and The Spirits...
View ArticleUSPTO To Hold Public Meeting on Voluntary Initiatives to Combat Online IP...
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announced late last week that it will hold a public meeting on July 17, 2017 at its Alexandria, Virginia headquarters on measuring the impact of voluntary...
View ArticleHonored to be Quoted
Last month, I had the privilege of being quoted in Bloomberg BNA‘s article on ongoing North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) talks on copyright and digital trade. Particularly, I discussed the...
View ArticleChina Solicits Public Opinion on Personality Rights Reforms
As a part of the People’s Republic of China’s multi-year overhaul of its Civil Code, multiple Chinese state news outlets reported recently that the National People’s Congress (NPC) published draft...
View ArticleThe Philippines Proposes Legislation to Strip ISPs of Operating Licenses for...
A number of news outlets (here and here) recently reported that the Philippines is considering a new approach to deter online copyright infringement, namely, establishing a rights holder notification...
View ArticleArtist Workshop on Online Copyright Protection
I am happy to announce that I will be speaking at a Washington Lawyers for the Arts workshop at Ada’s Technical Books and Cafe in Seattle on May 29, 2019 about online copyright protection matters for...
View ArticlePersonality Rights for Artists
Hi all! I will be speaking at a Washington Lawyers for the Arts workshop on personality rights (rights of publicity) for artists at Ada’s Technical Books and Cafe in Seattle on September 24, 2019....
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