2021
Walmart takes on Kanye West; EUIPO extends presence in Africa; Crayola teams up with Build-A-Bear – news digest
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WTR presents a round-up of news, developments and insights from across the trademark sphere. In our latest round-up, we look at the USPTO seeking innovation medal nominations, the McCarthy Institute heading to Arizona, delivery apps changing the branding game, and much more. Coverage this time from Victoria Arnold (VA), Bridget Diakun (BD), Tim Lince (TJL) and Trevor Little (TL).
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McCarthy Institute heads to Arizona – The Sandra Day O Connor College of Law at Arizona State University has announced the addition of the McCarthy Institute and its executive director David Franklyn to the school s IP law programme. The move means that the McCarthy Institute at ASU Law will partner with other ASU units including the WP Carey School of Business and School for the Future of Innovation in Society to expand student engagement with
Renowned Mccarthy Institute, Led By Prominent IP Professor David Franklyn, Becomes Part Of ASU Law
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PHOENIX, April 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ The Sandra Day O Connor College of Law at Arizona State University is pleased to announce the addition of the McCarthy Institute and its Executive Director David Franklyn to the school s Intellectual Property Law Program.
The McCarthy Institute brings with it a
growing community of professionals focused on scholarship and research in the areas of trademark law, branding and consumer perception. Franklyn, who is considered among the nation s leading IP and technology law experts, will direct the institute in addition to his newly appointed position as ASU Law distinguished professor of practice.
AJ 40 under 40: NOOMA
16 December 2020 By Fran Williams, illustration by Simon Hayes
The Tottenham-based AJ 40 under 40 practice says it is founded on diversity and has a ‘co-creation methodology’. It is currently developing a construction block made from recycled waste
Formed by 36-year-old director Ramsey Yassa only last year, Tottenham-based NOOMA’s members are from ‘non-traditional backgrounds’, which, they say, make up ‘London’s cultural mosaic’.
The studio states that it is ‘founded on diversity’ and its ‘collaboration co-creation methodology is our way of making things happen’. The nine-strong collective of architects, community builders and ‘experience designers’ have backgrounds in a range of practices such as aLL Design, HOK, MVRDV, Kengo Kuma and Associates and Heatherwick Studio. Their educational backgrounds include the CASS (particularly Robert Mull’s Free Unit) and the Bartlett.