Earlier this week I received a call from a prospective client looking to register his intellectual property in several international markets. His call was prompted by a post I wrote several months ago, How Do I Register My Patent, Trademark or Copyright in a Foreign Country? In the post, I presented a general overview of… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Intellectual Property
Subscribe to Intellectual Property RSS FeedHow Do I Register My Patent, Trademark or Copyright in a Foreign Country?
Posted in Intellectual PropertyEarlier this week, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) received its two-millionth international patent application. The filing – from technology corporation Qualcomm – was made under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT). The PCT is the WIPO-managed mechanism for filing patents in multiple countries with one set of documents. The PCT is just one of several… Continue Reading
International Trademarks: How to Adopt a Global IP Protection Strategy
Posted in Intellectual PropertyA recently published interview with Bacardi IP lawyer François Griesmar offers some useful, strategic advice for in-house trademark counsel. Thanks to World Trademark Review for posting the interview. Griesmar argues that corporate legal departments must continue to make a strong case for the enforcement of intellectual property. He continues by saying: It is difficult to… Continue Reading
How to Protect Your Intellectual Property and Avoid Outsourcing Pitfalls
Posted in Business Transactions, Intellectual PropertyDefine. Scrutinize. Monitor. About 11 years ago my firm was retained by a large computer company to file a claim against an Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) based in Taiwan for theft of trade secrets. Our client had retained the OEM to manufacture what was then the first “all-in-one” motherboard. I’ll spare you the technical details… Continue Reading
Doing Business in Japan Teleconference. $768.8 Billion Reasons to Attend
Posted in Business Transactions, Dispute Resolution, Intellectual Property, International Arbitration, International Banking, International InvestmentsThe International Law Prof Blog has passed along details about an upcoming teleconference, “Doing Business with Japan,” sponsored by the American Bar Association Section of International Law. The conference could not come at a better time. Businessweek’s Daniel Kruger reported this week that Japan has overtaken China as the largest foreign holder of U.S…. Continue Reading
Federal Circuit Court Limits International Reach of U.S. Patent Laws
Posted in Intellectual PropertyAn en banc ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals in the Federal Circuit held recently that a statute used by patent holders to assert patents to products originating in the U.S. and assembled in other countries does not apply to method patents. The court ruled that patents for methods or processes are not subject… Continue Reading
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Board Certified International Law Expert and Founding partner Santiago A. Cueto focuses his practice on international business law with an emphasis on international business litigation, arbitration and transactions. His practice is based in Miami, Florida.
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