The third instalment in our series highlighting Legal Updates you may have missed asks what we can learn from recent trademark defeats for Kurt Geiger, Hermès, Timberland and Vans.
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.
The second instalment in our series highlighting Legal Updates you may have missed explores recent successes for Canada Goose, Hermès, Lacoste and Skechers.
The knowledge of the existence of a prior mark is only one of the factors to be taken into consideration and is not sufficient, on its own, to establish that there was bad faith.
30 May 2024
INDITEX, one of the world’s largest fashion retailers and owner of the brand ZARA, has failed to prevent the registration of the mark LAZARA for clothing.
29 May 2024
In our latest round-up, we look at consumers wanting brands to put “purpose beyond profit”, the New York Supreme Court clarifying use of a person's image in the background of a social media photo, and much more.
28 May 2024
The decision, which involved a mark consisting of a band with a knot, ribbons and metal pendants, applied to the upper part of a shoe, provides guiding principles on the registrability of position marks.
28 May 2024
With the clock ticking, we urge all IP professionals to contribute to the inaugural collaboration between WTR and IAM – the Global IP Benchmarking Survey.
27 May 2024
In our latest round-up, we look at a Danish rights holder association signing an EU anti-piracy MoU, Walmart unveiling a new e-commerce metaverse platform, and much more.
24 May 2024
The Gillette Company LLC has obtained the registration of its ‘Prestobarba’ razor as a 3D trademark in Class 8, despite an appeal filed by a third party following the DNPI’s initial favourable decision.
24 May 2024
The leading secondary market in new sneakers and streetwear tells WTR how it builds relationships with brands and what is next in its fight against counterfeits.
23 May 2024
The court notably dismissed Puma’s argument that the comparison between the earlier designs and the contested designs should be made based on the soles of the shoes.
23 May 2024
Among those honoured at this year's WTR Industry Awards were the trademark teams from adidas, Fanatics, Harley-Davidson, Jack Daniel’s and Yum! Brands.
22 May 2024
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