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The Board has re-designated as precedential its April 2001 decision dismissing an opposition to registration of the mark SPINTIRES for computer games and software.

Marred by Russia’s war on Ukraine, an annual international push to conserve the world’s biggest wilderness and its species ‘fails’ yet again to achieve anything significant.

The annual Antarctic Treaty meeting – wrapping in Berlin this week – wants to rescue the world’s largest penguin species by nudging ‘policy into protection’. But, speaking from behind the meeting’s closed doors, host Germany told Daily Maverick such a victory hinged on a discussion...

With 128 member countries and counting, the Madrid System is a shining example of IP harmonisation. Tom Phillips spoke to attorneys working in its newest member states about what joining means to them.

A look at the key commercial and regulatory issues facing the oil sector in Oman, including a market overview, government policy, primary legislation and regulatory bodies.

Testing the Antarctic Treaty’s conflict-averse culture, the Kremlin’s grotesque invasion of Ukraine may be the peace and science agreement’s biggest challenge yet, say polar analysts. Some have asked why Russia, whose icebreaker nosed into Table Bay this morning, may enjoy its seat at nex...

The Madrid Protocol is a convenient and cost-effective system that offers the owner of the trademark the possibility to have their trademark protected in several countries...

The Madrid Protocol is a convenient and cost-effective system that offers the owner of the trademark the possibility to have their trademark protected…

So you’re launching a new product line worldwide. Or maybe you’re rebranding a division of your global business. Or perhaps you’ve recently conducted an audit of your trademark...

In what appears to be a case of first impression, the Ninth Circuit ruled (perhaps unsurprisingly) that under the Madrid Protocol, a foreign applicant who obtains a registration...