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USPTO’s 2022 Special 301 Report identifies recent threats to IP rights

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The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) has released its 2022 Special 301 Report, which tracks the global state of IP protection and enforcement, and the adequacy and effectiveness of US trading partners’ protection and enforcement of intellectual property (IP) rights.
“Intellectual property-intensive industries support more than 60 million jobs — from the independent inventor just starting out to the documentary filmmaker studying critical social issues. We need robust prote...

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Emmanuel is a Washington, DC-based freelance journalist, blogger and media consultant, specialising in the entertainment business and cultural trends. He was the US editor for British music industry trade publication Music Week. Previously, he was the editor of Impact, a magazine for the music publishing community (2007-2009), the global editor of US trade publication Billboard (2003-2006), and the editor in chief of Billboard’s sister publication Music & Media (1997-2003).

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Universal Music Group offered remedy to alleviate European Commission’s concerns over the acquisition of Downtown Music

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Universal Music Group has addressed concerns regarding the proposed $775 million acquisition of independent music company Downtown Music by offering an unspecified remedy to the European Commission.
UMG said the remedy proposal followed "constructive conversations" with the Commission. "We have submitted a robust remedy that comprehensively addresses the Commission's only remaining concern," said UMG in a statement. "This deal is about offering independent music entrepreneurs access to world-cl...

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Pryor Cashman hires US Copyright Office’s Assistant General Counsel Jason E. Sloan

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US lawyer Jason E. Sloan has joined Pryor Cashman as a partner in the law firm's Litigation Group and the Music, Intellectual Property, and Media + Entertainment Practices in New York.
Sloan joins Pryor Cashman after a decade at the United States Copyright Office, where he most recently served as Assistant General Counsel. t the Copyright Office, he handled a broad portfolio of regulatory, policy, and litigation matters, including advising Congress on legislation and working closely with the De...

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Hollywood prepares for more consolidation as Paramount outbids Netflix to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery

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Who will eventually acquire Warner Bros. Discovery? The film has now more twists than your average Hollywood movie. In a first sequence, Netflix won an initial $82.7 billion bid for the company, approved by both WBD's management and board, setting in motion a wave of reactions, including from President Donald Trump.
But Paramount, which was also bidding for WBD, has mounted a hostile takeover of WBD, offering $30 a share for WBD, in an all-cash transaction valuing the company at $108bn, in a pro...

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