When it comes to trademark disputes, few can rival the fierce battle over the rights to Havana Club rum.
The latest chapter in the long-running saga, which has its roots in pre-Revolutionary Cuba, came Wednesday before the House Judiciary Committee. The topic: how to reconcile a U.S. law...
Trade representatives in Washington on Wednesday asked House lawmakers to support the repeal of Section 211 in the fiscal year 1999 Omnibus Appropriations Act, which prohibits the United States from honoring trademarks of Cuban origin that were associated with businesses nationalized by the...
Fake goods are proliferating, to the dismay of companies and governments
IMITATION is supposed to be the sincerest form of flattery, but that is not how most brands see it. On March 1st Philip Morris, a tobacco giant, sued eight American retailers for selling counterfeit versions of its...
A years-long battle over the rights to a coveted brand of rum returned to Capitol Hill Wednesday as Miami-based Bacardi urged a House committee not to repeal a 1998 provision that gave it the U.S. rights to the name.
The provision -- better known as Section 211 -- has been under fire from...
Counterfeit high-tech products that are flooding global markets have devastating effects not only for brand owners, but the economy.
Consider these statistics: The U.S. Chamber of Commerce estimated that intellectual property theft costs domestic businesses $200 billion to $250 billion a...
The U.S. government wants the public's help as it puts together the nation's first-ever intellectual property enforcement strategy to reduce infringement both at home and abroad.
The Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator published a notice in the Federal Register on...
The White House wants the public's help in crafting a national intellectual property enforcement strategy.
Victoria Espinel, the new White House intellectual property enforcement coordinator, is charged with putting together a strategy to help protect America's innovation and creativity...
The Global IP Center is pushing the US Congress to enact a series of IP protection measures this year, including anti-counterfeiting and trademark protection.
For 2010, the center supports passage of the Customs Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2009, in an effort...
A top US business lobby urged lawmakers Thursday to tighten laws to crack down on nations that infringed intellectual property rights.
The US Chamber of Commerce, which claims to represent over three million businesses, said it wanted Congress to enact legislation that would strengthen an...
