In this episode, your Talkin’ Marks co-hosts are joined by Professor Jorij Abraham, Managing Director of the Ecommerce Foundation, which includes Scamadviser. Together they look at how the Ecommerce industry is combating online counterfeiting and infringement in today’s rapidly expanding global online marketplaces.
Apr 27, 2021
15 min
In this episode, your Talkin’ Marks co-hosts are joined by Company Secretary and Director General of the UK Anti-Counterfeiting Group (ACG), Phil Lewis. Together they cover possible strategies to combat both the act of counterfeiting — and the counterfeiters themselves!
Mar 24, 2021
38 min
Interested in how Brexit will impact the IP market now the transition period has ended? Talkin’ Marks has you covered! Brexit Briefing highlights the important consequences for trademark attorneys and businesses. This episode stars special guest Chris McLeod, Chartered trademark attorney, and Partner at Elkington and Fife LLP, past President of CITMA, member of INTA, and an active member of Pharmaceutical Trade Marks Group (PTMG).
Jan 28, 2021
36 min
Episode seven has just dropped! In this segment your Talkin’ Marks co-hosts are joined by special guest Tobias Hartmann, CEO of Corsearch - global trademark, brand protection, and domain name solutions provider.Together they take a look at how global reach, human experience, and legal technology tools are helping IP professionals to reframe their working dynamics today.Envisioning the future of IP law together.
Oct 30, 2020
21 min
We are covering the issue of immoral and scandalous trademarks and focus on what are they today and what will the future hold for those trademarks. We will cover precedent decisions in the US such as REDSKINS-SLANTS and IANCU-BRUNETTI. We will also look at the recent decision FACK JU GOHTE from the EU. Joining us in the discussion is Colin Manning, Lecturer at the Cork Institute of Technology and an EU trademark attorney. Colin has written his thesis on "The Moral Bars on Trade Mark Registration" https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2875687
Sep 25, 2020
34 min
Our fifth episode covers the important concepts of distinctiveness and descriptiveness in trademark law. Your co-hosts take a look at the recent booking.com decision in the US, as well as some similar cases in the EU - including XOXO. And, they also briefly examine and discuss the legal framework of distinctiveness and descriptiveness in EU harmonized regulations.
Aug 6, 2020
27 min
Special guest, Mikael Kolehmainen, who is CEO & Co-founder and former corporate and intellectual property attorney, unpacks the issues of artificial intelligence in trademark searching, watching and portfolio management with your podcast co-hosts. How AI and legal technology are changing and improving the trademark industry? Listen and find out!
Jul 2, 2020
35 min
Today we discuss genericness and touch on the USPTO vs Booking.com case.
Jun 4, 2020
42 min
Today we discuss geographical indications and their importance.
May 7, 2020
38 min
Today we discuss non-traditional trademarks such as sound, taste and smell, colour, and motion.
Apr 9, 2020
24 min