A new academic paper argues that Amazon has upended the US trademark system with little public recognition, and that questions about trademark law in the modern age need answering.
In our latest round-up, we look at Panama Customs seizing around $83,000 worth of fake adidas and Louis Vuitton products, Elon Musk failing to dismiss X Social Media's infringement suit, and much more.
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This victory for the LEGO Group will have significant implications for all owners of very famous trademarks.
26 January 2024
In the next edition of our series focusing on brand protection at the borders of various countries, we head to one of the busiest in the world: India.
25 January 2024
The Federal Administrative Court concluded that part of the relevant consumers would understand the sign as meaning “cool and flexible”.
23 January 2024
Counterfeit clothing, toys and cosmetics cost the European Union roughly €16 billion and 200,000 jobs a year between 2018 and 2021, a new EUIPO report estimates.
18 January 2024
Each quarter WTR runs a series of pieces highlighting recent Legal Updates that you may have missed. To kick off the latest series, we look at cases where rights holders in various industries have attempted to register or defend their non-traditional trademarks.
08 January 2024
In a victory for Lego Juris A/S, the court confirmed that the absolute grounds for refusal under Articles 7(1)(e)(i) and (ii) of Regulation 2017/1001 did not apply in this case.
08 January 2024
Japanese cosmetics manufacturers Kosé and Shiseido may vary in their net sales, but data analysis reveals similar trademark filing strategies.
14 December 2023
The decision highlights the difficulties of successfully registering and defending 3D mark.
13 December 2023
A key finding was that the marks were dissimilar visually and phonetically due to the presence of the element ‘+’ in the mark applied for.
08 December 2023
The trademark community has just one week left to nominate its leading in-house departments and leaders for the prestigious WTR Industry Awards 2024 and the forthcoming edition of the WTR 300.
01 December 2023
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