Global IP Matrix - Issue 8

Dear readers,
We are delighted to present you with issue 8 of
The Global IP Matrix magazine!
Once again, we have fantastic content delivered
to you by industry professionals who are
experts in their field.
This issue explores IP & Innovation in Africa,
anti-counterfeiting measures in the Caribbean,
IPR Infringement in China, plus many more
engaging articles around the IP ecosystem.
It’s been a challenging few months; however,
we are grateful that our clients and contributors
share our vision. Together, we are heading for
better times.
We cannot thank our authors enough for their
time and efforts to keep you, our audience up
to date with news and stories from their own
perspective and expertise.
Look out for our next edition, in January 2021
and until then, stay safe, healthy & happy.
Elvin Hassan – Editor
CONTENTS
Pages 5
Cementing Trademark Rights
Anomi Wanigasekera, Partner & Head of Intellectual
Property Division & Co-Authored by Navindi
Naotunna, Associate at Julius & Creasy Law firm,
Sri Lanka
Page 6
Offensive Trademarks Raise Doubts, or not?
Tatiana Pogrebinskaya, Trademark Attorney at
Gorodissky & Partners, Russia
Page 9
AFRICA AWAKENS: Achieving agenda 2063
through innovation and intellectual property.
Sarah Norkor Anku, Senior Partner at
Anku.Anku At -Law, Ghana
Page 13
Jurisdiction Matters:
High Court or Commercial Court?
Manisha Singh, Partner at LexOrbis,
India & Simran Bhullar Associate, India.
Page 16
Best methods for an effective patent landscape
analysis in just six simple steps!
Caitlin Kavanagh, Marketing Manager at Minesoft,
United Kingdom
Page 19
Opioid Addiction – A Patent Perspective
Alec Griffiths, IP Manager at Patent Seekers,
United Kingdom
Page 24
The Supreme People’s Court of China issued
opinions on strengthening the punishment of IPR
infringement.
Ray Zhao, Senior Partner at Unitalen Attorneys at
Law, China
Page 27
ONLINE STREAMING SERVICES IN NIGERIA:
The Gold, the Legal Considerations.
Ifeanyi E. Okonkwo, Associate at Stillwaters Law
Firm, Nigeria
Page 32
ANTI-COUNTERFEITING MEASURES
IN THE CARIBBEAN:
THE DEMAND FOR UNIFIED MEASURE.
Laura Castillo Sepúlveda, Partner at INNVENTIVA
- Espacio Legal, Dominican Republic
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THE GLOBAL
IP MATRIX
EDITORIAL
BOARD
Gabriela Bodden
Partner at Eproint
www.eproint.com
Costa Rica
Marek Bury
Managing Partner and Patent
Attorney at Bury & Bury
www.bnb-ip.eu
Poland
Mr. Afamefuna Francis Nwokedi
Principal Counsel of
Stillwaters Law Firm
www.stillwaterslaw.com
Nigeria
Ms. Brenda Matanga
Managing Attorney & head of practice
at B Matanga IP Attorneys for Africa
www.bmatanga.com
Laura Castillo Sepúlveda
Partner at
Innventiva Espacio Legal
www.innventivalegal.com
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Zimbabwe
Latvia
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Dominican Republic
Ms. Ruta Olman
Immediate past president of ECTA
& Associate partner of METIDA
www.metida.lt