Region: Latin America & Caribbean

Esports: who are the biggest brands and where are they filing?

Data analysis reveals that individual esports games and teams have different approaches to trademark protection, with particular standout filers.

15 July 2024

Global statistics: viewership figures, biggest deals and famous personalities

Featured in WTR Special Report Q2 2024: Training your defence: the sports brand playbook

15 July 2024

THOR cancellation highlights limits of non-substantial variations of use 

The Administrative Court of Appeals has cancelled a combined mark, highlighting the extent to which variations in use will continue to constitute use of the registered mark, and where variations become too substantial to maintain protection.

12 July 2024

Domain dispute data shows trademark owners successfully challenging registrations through SACI

Data on domain name disputes in Brazil suggest that rights holders may be more successful filing UDRP proceedings under the Administrative System for Internet Conflicts; however, evidencing bad faith can be difficult.

10 July 2024

Argentina court grants high proportion of damages to Converse licencee

The National Chamber of Appeals has awarded a licensee, which was authorised to enforce Converse marks in its own name, damages worth 30% of the sales generated from the infringing goods.

09 July 2024

Honda secures trade dress ruling for protection of XR series motorcycles in Peru

The Peruvian Trademark Office has reaffirmed that elements such as the arrangement and presentation of registered trademarks are protected by rules that seek to punish acts of unfair competition.

08 July 2024

SENADI protects widely recognised unregistered trademarks 

The marks SAVOY and TORONTO, which are registered in Nestlé’s name in several other countries, were found to be widely recognised in Ecuador.

03 July 2024

Don’t let digital barriers block access to IP: why registries must prioritise web accessibility

Digital barriers must be overcome or they risk alienating users from the IP ecosystem, warns this week's Saturday opinion column.

29 June 2024

WIPO tops ranking of world’s most accessible IP office websites, but overall momentum to assist users slows

Exclusive WTR research reveals the national IP offices with the most (and least) accessible websites for users, with WIPO leading the way.

28 June 2024

Filing growth returns in Mexico; United States most claimed country at WIPO: data analysis

WTR analyses trademark filing trends at major Latin American registers. 

27 June 2024

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