Organisation: BBC

The UK High Court has found that a controversial figure in the blockchain and cryptocurrency world is not the mysterious Bitcoin inventor Satoshi Nakamoto, following a dramatic copyright trial.

15 March 2024

WTR’s monthly column tracks trademark and related policy developments, including the progress of major bills, from around the world.

29 February 2024

After eight months of talks, industry leaders in the United Kingdom’s tech, media and creative industries have been unable to agree on a voluntary code of practice for AI developers.

07 February 2024

UKIPO deputy CEO and director of services Andy Bartlett reflects on a busy year and the agency’s future in a world that “does not stand still”.

27 December 2023

After promises of drastic changes and spending cuts, WTR speaks with local experts on how Argentina's “political earthquake” could impact brands in the months and years ahead.

23 November 2023

New research finds major brands exposed in the ‘.ai’ TLD space, meaning that it needs to be at the top of the domain monitoring list – before it’s too late.

11 November 2023

Celebrity gossip and intellectual property collided when it emerged that the trademark WAGATHA CHRISTIE had been registered and that WAGATHA was a pending application.

30 October 2023

Chick-fil-A’s second attempt to crack the UK market will require a more-than-canny brand protection strategy if it truly expects to compete, given its past reputational issues in the country, argues this week’s opinion column.

23 September 2023

While the UKIPO accepted that Jack Daniel’s had a family of JACK-formative marks, consumers would not view the JACK & VICTOR mark as being part of that family.

16 June 2023

Twitter has released its latest transparency report, revealing a stark increase in reports of impersonation accounts targeting individuals and brands.

26 April 2023