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Paralegal's Memo
by Professor Winn
Paralegal’s Memo delivers clear insight on the legal trends shaping IP, arbitration, and cross-border practice from the perspective of a bilingual paralegal translator working at the intersection of language and law. Each episode builds on my LinkedIn newsletter, providing busy attorneys and paralegals with a concise audio briefing on the filings, rulings, and strategies that matter.
Episodes
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Investor–State Disputes in Latin America: The Next Wave
Investor–State disputes across Latin America are not just rising — they are already being shaped by energy transition policy, regulatory change, and treaty‑based investment structuring. In this episode of Paralegal’s Memo, Winn, a Latin America Legal Support Specialist, breaks down why…
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Business Intel Brief: Risks and Rewards in the Miami–Latin America Corridor
This episode features the audio from Winn Trivette II’s Business Intel Brief synthesizing the 2025 ECLAC (Economic Commission on Latin America and the Caribbean) and WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization) reports to identify the forces shaping 2026 risk and exposure across Latin America....
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The Latin America Legal Support Specialist
Episode 19 of Paralegal’s Memo introduces the Latin American Legal Support Specialist (LLSS), a Miami-based legal support role built for cross-border IP, arbitration, and business work in the Miami–Latin America corridor. Discover how the LLSS supports supervising attorneys so the client (and the...
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How the Domain Name Trademark Law Is Applied in Practice
What turns a simple web address into a full trademark dispute? Episode 18 looks at two real cases from 2025 and shows how evidence, timing, and bad‑faith analysis shape outcomes long before a decision is published. This episode explains the UDRP in practical terms and shows how the framework...
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Trademark Law in Domain Name Disputes: What Actually Matters
The episode explains the use of UDRP in trademark law as ICANN’s streamlined enforcement tool. It walks through the three required elements: trademark rights, confusing similarity, and lack of legitimate interest or bad faith. It flags WIPO Overview 3.0 as the practical playbook for how panels...
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Why the PCT Matters After a U.S. Patent Filing
Part two of Paralegal’s Memo explains why inventors use the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) after a US filing to preserve priority, buy time, and gather early patentability intelligence before choosing countries for national filings. The episode makes one thing clear: the PCT is a procedure, not…
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What Really Happens Behind a Patent Filing
In this part 1 of 2 examination of the patent process, learn why bringing your idea to market is more complex than many inventors and founders expect, involving searches, disclosures, signatures, deadlines, and data checks before a filing ever reaches the USPTO or international systems. Winn...
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Secrets, Scripts, and Skinny Labels: The 2025 IP Shocks Now Driving 2026 Strategy
Episode 14 of Paralegal’s Memo with Winn Trivette II breaks down how recent trade secret and pharma “skinny label” decisions are reshaping 2026 IP strategy for paralegals and junior practitioners. It explains how the Defend Trade Secrets Act can extend across borders (highlighting Insulate v....
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On Offensive Trademarks and Global Strategy
Offensive Trademarks & Global Strategy | Paralegal's Memo Ep. 13 Explore the landmark Supreme Court cases reshaping the U.S. trademark system regarding offensive language and free expression. Discover how rulings in Matal v. Tam and Iancu v. Brunetti impact trademark registration and what this...
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How AI Is Reshaping Patentability, Enforcement, and Global IP Competition in 2026
In this episode of Paralegal's Memo, explore how AI is revolutionizing the field of intellectual property. Discover how AI influences inventorship, litigation, and global IP practices, and learn how paralegals can stay ahead. Let's Connect: LinkedIn X.com YouTube Subscribe to Paralegal's Memo on...
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When a Word Becomes Whatever It Wants to Be: Trademarks and Foreign Equivalents
Join Winfield Trivette II in Episode 11 of Paralegal's Memo as he delves into the Doctrine of Foreign Equivalence and its impact on trademarks. Discover how translation can shift the commercial perception of marks, illustrated with examples like the Vetements case, and learn why bilingual and...
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5 MPEP Principles That Shape International Patent Work
Episode 10 turns dense MPEP rules into client success by showing how a bilingual IP paralegal and supervising attorney quietly prevent the loss of rights and abandonment of cases. People often assume patents are all about technology. Anyone working internationally knows the real pressure points...
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"Fowling" Up Trademark Filing - How Timing Can Cost a Brand Its Future
Losing your brand name in a market you planned to expand into is the kind of nightmare no strategy deck prepares you for. The Frisby Colombia dispute proves it. Today’s episode unpacks how that happened and why timing, use, and monitoring are the quiet engines of any serious trademark strategy.…
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Miami Rising: Spanish as a Third Language in Arbitration
Miami is rapidly becoming the leading multilingual arbitration hub in the Americas. In this episode, we explore how Spanish is emerging as a third language in arbitration and why Miami’s unique position between North and South America is accelerating that shift. I’m Winfield Trivette II, an...
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Strategic Strength of Spanish in Arbitration
Spanish is gaining real strategic weight in international arbitration. This episode explains why: the data behind its growing use, the institutional momentum elevating it as a procedural language, and the practical advantages it creates when the governing law and commercial reality are rooted in...
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Hitting the Right Note in Copyright Law - PT2
A 0.23‑second horn hit sparked a federal copyright battle, but the real impact of VMG Salsoul v. Madonna lies in the doctrines and litigation strategies that continue to shape sampling law today. This episode moves from the story to the deeper legal mechanics behind one of the most influential...
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Hitting the Right Note in Copyright Law - PT1
A 0.23‑second horn hit changed the trajectory of sampling law. This episode explores how a nearly imperceptible sound triggered a federal copyright battle and reshaped how courts analyze de minimis use. This episode examines the landmark Ninth Circuit case VMG Salsoul v. Madonna, a dispute…
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7 Seminal IP Cases of 2025 and What They Signal for 2026
Today’s episode explores seven seminal IP cases from 2025, including three from outside the United States, spanning AI copyright litigation, trademark enforcement in Brazil, and arbitration decisions in India. Some cases are resolved, others remain pending or under appeal, and each one offers a...
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7 Latin American Megatrends for International Law Firms in 2026
Latin America is entering a period of rapid legal, economic, and regulatory transformation. This episode highlights the major forces reshaping the region and their impact on international law firms operating across borders. These megatrends influence every layer of legal practice: - Strategic...
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Latin America’s Trademark Tightrope
Today’s episode gives you a fast, structured look at the trademark tightrope every international firm must navigate in Latin America. You learn about the three pillars of the Latin American trademark landscape: 1) The high stakes of use requirements 2) The strategy behind translation and...
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8 Proven Skills Every International Paralegal Brings to Latin American Law Firms
If you work with Latin American clients, you already know that cross‑border matters move fast — and small mistakes can turn into big problems. This episode breaks down the skills that keep those matters running smoothly and the strategies that make bilingual paralegals indispensable in the…
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Welcome to Paralegal's Memo
Welcome to Paralegal’s Memo, the podcast where global IP, arbitration, and cross‑border legal trends are broken down in clear, practical language. If you work with Latin American clients or operate in multilingual legal environments, this show gives you the context you need to stay ahead. In this...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Paralegal’s Memo delivers clear insight on the legal trends shaping IP, arbitration, and cross-border practice from the perspective of a bilingual paralegal translator working at the intersection of language and law. Each episode builds on my LinkedIn newsletter, providing busy attorneys and paralegals with a concise audio briefing on the filings, rulings, and strategies that matter.
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Professor Winn
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