Intellectual Property Law
New Matter SUMMER 2015 Volume 40, Number 2
Content
- Patent Interest Group
- The Moral of B&B Hardware: Companies Need to Be Strategic in Trademark Actions Before the Ttab
- Intellectual Property Section Executive Committee 2014-2015
- Intellectual Property Section Interest Group Representatives 2014-2015
- Letter from the Chair
- The State Bar of California Intellectual Property Alumni
- MCLE Self-Study Article
- Civil Case on Redskins Heats Up: Pro-Football, Inc. v. Amanda Blackhorse, et al.
- Trademark Interest Group
- The Licensing Corner
- Newsflash
- Copyright Interest Group
- Federal Circuit Review
- Runaway jurisprudence: Has the "But For" Test for Proving Inequitable Conduct in Patent Cases Gone Awry, Gone Rogue, or Gone Quiet?
- Litigation Interest Group
- Patently "Wrong:" Scotus rules that the Federal Circuit has Misused the "De Novo" Standard when Reviewing Claim Construction Determinations
- Case Comments
- Legislation Update
- Entertainment and Sports Law Interest Group
- International Ip Developments
- Letter from the Editor-in-Chief
- Licensing Interest Group
- Ninth Circuit Report
- 2015 New Matter Author Submission Guidelines
- Contents
International IP Developments
AURELIA J. SGHULTZ
The past quarter brought quite a lot of activity for trademarks in Africa. So, we’ll start there and see where the global IP train takes us as we journey around the world.
ALGERIA TRADEMARK RENEWAL CHANGES
Algeria issued new requirements for trademark renewals. In addition to basic identifying information, such as the trademark’s registration number and the trademark owner’s name, renewal applications must also include proof of use.1 Algerian trademark registrations must be renewed every 10 years.2 Algeria is a member of the Madrid Agreement but not the Madrid Protocol.3