"Twenty eighteen has been an historic year for copyright law in the United States. In addition to enacting the Marrakesh Treaty Implementation Act in October, the United States has passed sweeping legislation to transform its licensing system f

Episode #11: Creative Industries in the Platform Economy

Jan 3rd, 2019 24m 12s

"The digital revolution has dramatically changed the creative landscape, generating opportunities for some and challenges for others. And in the face of falling revenues, rampant online piracy and fake news, the dominance of tech giants like Am

Episode #10: Origin-based products in the Russian Federation

Dec 29th, 2018 22m 33s

From the September 2018 Special Edition of WIPO Magazine "Recent developments in the Russian Federation indicate that GIs are gaining traction within public policy spheres as a means of promoting regional development in that country. The Russia

Episode #9: Intellectual property and e-commerce: Alibaba’s perspective

Dec 27th, 2018 19m 34s

WIPO Magazine, September 2018 "E-commerce emerged in China just 25 years ago, in 1993. Two years later, the country’s first e-commerce company was established, and three years after that, in 1998, the first e-commerce transaction took place. Fr

Episode #8: Trade secrets: the hidden IP right

Dec 14th, 2018 10m 34s

Our world is becoming ever more open and inclusive. New ideas are widely shared on public platforms and more research is being published than ever before. In this increasingly complex, highly competitive, hyper-connected world, some things that

Episode #6: Keeping track of domain name jurisprudence

Dec 6th, 2018 12m 27s

Keeping track of domain name jurisprudence October 2017 By Justin Soong-Hoon Chayand Brian Beckham, WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center These days it is hard to imagine life without the Internet and domain names. They each serve as important

Episode #5: Regulating machine data: less is more for global growth

Nov 15th, 2018 14m 13s

The exponentially growing importance of data derives from several interrelated technological trends in the digital economy, including the Internet of Things (IoT), machine learning, big data, machine-to-machine communication, artificial intelli

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Episode #4: Emojis and Intellectual Property Law

Nov 6th, 2018 15m 7s

By Eric Goldman, Professor of Law, Santa Clara University School of Law, California, and Gabriella E. Ziccarelli, Technology and IP attorney, Washington, DC, USA *This article is based on a longer forthcoming paper by Prof. Goldman called Emoji

Episode #7: Bridging the gender gap in intellectual property

Nov 5th, 2018 18m 1s

From the April 2018 edition of WIPO Magazine Intellectual property (IP) law is generally recognized as a means to celebrate and reward the contributions of creative individuals by giving them legal exclusivity over their creations for a period

Episode #3: Hashtag trademarks: what can be protected?

Nov 1st, 2018 8m 26s

From the October 2017 edition of WIPO Magazine Social media platforms have become indispensable marketing channels for brand owners. And in the 10 years since the #hashtag emerged as an online marketing tool, interest in registering #hashtag tr

Episode #2: Blockchain and IP Law: A Match made in Crypto Heaven?

Oct 31st, 2018 22m 41s

From the February 2018 edition of WIPO Magazine Blockchain and related distributed ledger technologies have been a hot topic recently, with multiple industries exploring their possibilities and new blockchain use cases emerging almost every day

Episode #1: The Role of IP Rights in the Fashion Business: a US Perspective

Oct 30th, 2018 17m 59s

From the August 2018 edition of WIPO magazine. In recent years, intellectual property (IP) rights have played a pivotal role in the growth of the highly competitive global fashion industry, which generates more than USD 2 trillion per year. Ami

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