ARLINGTON, Virginia, Oct. 28 -- The American Intellectual Property Law Association has announced the following event: Title: 2022 Design Rights Boot Camp Date of virtual conference: Nov. 3, 2022 and will run on the subsequent days, November 7 & 9, and November 14 & 17 Overview from the organization: The Design Rights Boot Camp is a first of its kind five-day comprehensive CLE program designed for both new and experienced IP practitioners who wish to learn about protecting and enforcing desi  more

BAYREUTH, Germany, Oct. 26 (TNSjou) -- The University of Bayreuth issued the following news release: Water-soluble synthetic polymers (WSSPs) are found in many everyday products. What the consequences are when these plastics enter rivers, lakes and oceans is still largely unexplored. A team from the University of Bayreuth has now systematically investigated the effects on water fleas of the species Daphnia magna for the first time. The polymers selected for testing significantly alter the body   more

BRUSSELS, Belgium, Oct. 25 -- The Council of the European Union issued the following news release on Oct. 24, 2022: The Council today formally adopted a regulation to reduce limit values for the presence of persistent organic pollutants in waste. Persistent organic pollutants are particularly harmful substances. Although these chemicals may no longer be used in new products, they can still be found in waste coming from some consumer products such as waterproof textiles, furniture, plastics, an  more

MUNICH, Germany, Oct. 28 (TNSres) -- ifo Institute issued the following news release: Somewhat fewer German companies are planning to raise their prices soon than in the previous month, finds the ifo Institute's latest survey. For the economy as a whole, the ifo price expectations for the coming months fell to 51.5 points in October, down from 53.8 points (seasonally adjusted) in September. Trade and manufacturing in particular are planning fewer increases, while price expectations are rising a  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- The Library of Congress issued the following news: The Library of Congress has acquired the San Salvador Huejotzingo Codex, which documents legal proceedings from 1571 in which Indigenous Nahuatl officials in central Mexico accused their village's Spanish canon, or administrator, of mistreatment, harassment and underpayment. The codex contains new details about the earliest legal structures in Mexico after Spanish colonization and the way Indigenous people used Spanish l  more