Neil Abercrombie’s administration. [read post]

  Companies such as Abercrombie & Fitch and New Balance Athletic Shoe have seen the effect of counterfeiting and now limit consumer purchases as a way to counteract the illegal activity of creating and selling knockoff versions of in-store items. [19]  Although this activity worries some companies regarding their short-term success, the majority worry about counterfeiting’s longevity, which could ultimately bring about company and even industry failure.… [read post]

Let the names begin (Intellectual Property Watch) EPO, JPO, USPTO, SIPO and KIPO agree on work sharing initiative (IAM) (Patent Librarian’s Notebook) (Managing Intellectual Property) (IPR-Helpdesk) Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants future work to include global policy challenges (Intellectual Property Watch) End of life for IP (Securing Innovation) Royalty monetization: high-profile deals generate excitement among TTOs (Technology Transfer Tactics) Indentifying valuable… [read post]

In addition, JobsOhio—a private, nonprofit corporation created by the Kasich administration to attract jobs to Ohio (see http://jobs-ohio.com)—has recently struck deals with several large corporations to keep and/or bring jobs to the state, including Ford, American Greetings, Chrysler, Timken, Abercrombie & Fitch, General Motors, Lincoln Electric, and Wendy's, with many of these companies also making significant investments in new or updated facilities. [read post]