Category: Corporate

Technology disruptions are advancing across all industry sectors, and the legal profession is no exception. Are lawyers being assisted or replaced?

“Legal innovation has lagged compared with other industries.” So says Mark A. Cohen in his 1,300-word opinion piece about the convergence of law and tech penned for Forbes.com (‘Legal Innovation’ Is Not An Oxymoron — It's Farther Along Than You Think). In the article, Cohen sheds light on a wave of artificial intelligence (AI) and…

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China’s Belt & Road Initiative: the Chinese Century moves forward, and Horizons plans to move with it every step of the way

A lot has been said recently about China’s Belt and Road Initiative following May’s Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation held Beijing, wherein Chinese President Xi Jinping addressed 28 heads of state and government on his signature foreign policy project, calling it the “project of the century.” How the initiative plays out remains to…

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Acquired distinctiveness of trademarks in China

Trademark distinctiveness is an important concept of Chinese Law governing trademarks and service marks. In its Spring newsletter, CONSULEGIS Intellectual Property, Entertainment Law and Information Technology group presents an abbreviated overview of various jurisdictions’ legal views on the topic of  ‘distinctiveness of trademarks acquired through use’. Among the contributors writing on the topic include Horizons trademark and IP specialist,…

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