Organisation: Alibaba Group

Social media in Thailand: what brand owners need to know

In the next edition of our social media brand protection series, we turn our attention to platforms in Thailand.

24 April 2024

IP in an evolving digital world: online brand protection survey results revealed

Exclusive insights from WTR’s latest online brand protection survey reveal the unprecedented challenges rights holders face in today’s digital environment.

01 April 2024

USTR Notorious Markets List reveals notable absences

AliExpress has been dropped from the USTR Notorious Markets List this year, but social media platforms remain glaringly absent.

31 January 2024

Alibaba IP protection update; PIPCU celebrates decade of success; TikTok halts Indonesia sales – news digest

In our latest round-up, we look at counterfeit Apple con artists being sentenced to 41 months in US prison, Burger King remaining in Russia despite closure pledge, and much more.

06 October 2023

China: Investment in protection, enforcement and courts signals growing anti-counterfeiting focus

Featured in Anti-counterfeiting and Online Brand Enforcement: Global Guide 2023

The country continues to improve its laws and regulations, identifying optimal strategies to target online counterfeiting and offline fakery. Additionally, local and national law enforcement and courts are stepping up their efforts to bring justice to infringers.

29 September 2023

Protecting brands online in the wake of covid-19 and the surge in tech developments

Featured in Inside China’s IP Market: a Guide 2024

Consumers have grown accustomed to purchasing goods and services through various online channels, and these new e-commerce models have made IP rights infringement even more widespread. This is presenting fresh challenges in brand protection, evidence collection, enforcement models and legal applications.

27 September 2023

“Just terrible”: team restructuring news raises concern over IP protection efforts on Lazada

Lazada’s reported decision to restructure its brand protection team paints a worrying picture for the future of IP rights on the e-commerce platform, local professionals say.

28 June 2023

Brand Tracker: January-April 2023

Featured in Brand trademark tracker

Fashion and luxury brands Christian Dior and Estée Lauder more than doubled their filing activity in the first four months of 2023 - while many leading brands more than halved their own - WTR analysis shows.

23 June 2023

Lazada reports increased enforcement, but why the IP team reshuffle?

The e-commerce platform’s new report highlights the significant strides it has made in IP protection. But the future leadership of its IP team is unclear.

05 June 2023

Alibaba annual report reveals drop in offline enforcement, but spike in arrests

Alibaba's 2022 IP protection report outlines efforts to protect IP rights over the past year, with a notable decrease in offline actions.

02 May 2023

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