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Every Tuesday and Friday, WTR presents a round-up of news, developments and insights from across the trademark sphere. In our latest round-up, we look at Global Icons becoming the worldwide licensing agent for Betty Boop, ECTA launching its committee elections, the island of Hainan adopting measures to strengthen IP rights protections, and much more. Coverage this time from Trevor Little (TL), Bridget Diakun (BD), Jonathan Walfisz (JW) and Tim Lince (TJL). Market radar: Global Icons becomes worldwide licensing agent for Betty Boop – Fleischer Studio has announced a deal with Global Icons w...

Scott Thomas Anderson December 31, 2020Updated: January 3, 2021, 5:25 pm Leon Schlesinger, the producer who created Warner Brothers’ “Looney Tunes,” meets Porky Pig in the 1940 short film “You Ought to Be in Pictures.” Photo: Cartoon Research , Cartoon Research In 1932, cinema screens were glowing with a Betty Boop cartoon called “I’ll Be Glad When You’re Dead, You Rascal You.” This animated dream of cannibalism debuted some of the first live-action footage ever of Louis Armstrong playing his trumpet, his crisp, quick solo rising to a clarion growl, his band bri...