The obligation of using plain packaging for tobacco products, i. e. the requirement to remove or substantially reduce the appeal of the brand on the packaging of cigarettes and other tobacco products, has generated a lot of public debate, including about the effectiveness of such regulation (see here a summary of the debate in particular […]
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Plain packaging, trademark protection and Investment Treaties: Get ready!
By Alain Strowel 3 November 2016 33
Intellectual Property Rights at the Bilateral and Multilateral Levels: How to Reach Consistency?
By Alain Strowel 24 January 2016 0
This article is the third part of a three-piece series written by Lukas Vanhonnaeker (for the first and second part, see here and here). Lukas Vanhonnaeker is a doctoral candidate at McGill University. After completing his bilingual (French/English) bachelor’s degree in law at the Facultés Universitaires Saint-Louis (Brussels, Belgium) in 2010, Mr Vanhonnaeker received his […]
How Does Increased Investor Protection Enhance the Dissemination of Knowledge?
By Alain Strowel 19 January 2016 0
This article is the second part of a three-piece series written by Lukas Vanhonnaeker (for the first part, see here). Lukas Vanhonnaeker is a doctoral candidate at McGill University. After completing his bilingual (French/English) bachelor’s degree in law at the Facultés Universitaires Saint-Louis (Brussels, Belgium) in 2010, Mr Vanhonnaeker received his law degree (cum laude) […]
Does Intellectual Property Qualify as a Foreign Direct Investment?
By Alain Strowel 15 January 2016 0
This article is the first part of a three-piece series written by Lukas Vanhonnaeker. Lukas Vanhonnaeker is a doctoral candidate at McGill University. After completing his bilingual (French/English) bachelor’s degree in law at the Facultés Universitaires Saint-Louis (Brussels, Belgium) in 2010, Mr Vanhonnaeker received his law degree (cum laude) from the Catholic University of Louvain, […]
A New Journey Among the Global Intellectual Property Issues
By Alain Strowel 23 September 2015 56
Once again, the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) has published its ‘Intellectual Property Roadmap’ which lists the global intellectual property issues of interest for its constituency, i. e. the business world. The 2014 version is available here. We have already referred to previous issues of this ICC Roadmap on IPditIT (see here and here). This […]
What are the global intellectual property issues today?
By Alain Strowel 3 February 2011 9
Every two years the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) publishes its blockbuster: the roadmap on IPR issues. The 2012 issue (the 11th edition) is now available at http://www.iccwbo.org/products-and-services/trade-facilitation/ip-roadmap (ICC, Current and emerging intellectual property issues for business. A roadmap for business and policy makers, ICC, 2012) This roadmap offers a list of issues that are […]