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First Candidate For WIPO Director General Post Withdraws
By William New Just days before the election begins for the next director general of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), the first candidate has withdrawn, according to official sources. Mauro Masi, a former chief of staff to Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi in 2005, will return to the newly elected ...

Suspending TRIPS Obligations: A Rising Alternative For WTO Retaliation
By Catherine Saez Retaliating against a country found in violation of World Trade Organization rules by sanctioning the country’s activities in an unrelated trade sector may be a more effective alternative for developing countries than retaliating under the sector of the violation, especially when such cross-retaliation involves WTO rules on intellectual ...

WIPO Director General Candidates’ Presentations To Members
On 14 April, the candidates to be the next director general of the World Intellectual Property Organization faced WIPO member governments. The election will take place on 13 May. Here are the candidates' presentations. Alicja Adamczak (Poland) [doc] Toufiq Ali (Bangladesh) [pdf] Jorge Amigo Castañeda (Mexico) [doc] (Spanish version [doc]) José Graça Aranha (Brazil) [doc] Gjorgji ...

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China Intellectual Property Infringement
China is boasting a 23% increase in convictions for intellectual property infringement. Industry Week reports that 4,322 people were fined or sentenced to jail last year.

March Madness Trademark
It is that time of year again. The time when the number of hits to this blawg increases for people trying to find out if "March Madness" is a registered trademark. Click here to find the answer.

Harold McMaster Inducted into National Inventors Hall of Fame
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