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

15 July 2024

WTR data analysis reveals the law firms filing trademarks for the world’s most valuable football team brands.

04 July 2024

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

Trademark filings fell across five of six major registers in 2023, a new report by Clarivate reveals, but the results are more positive than they seem. 

30 May 2024

WTR reveals the world’s most advanced IP offices for digital and non-core activities in the sixth edition of our exclusive ranking.

16 May 2024

Promoting work-life balance, ensuring attorneys develop effective advocacy skills, and continuing work on address for service and rights of representation are all key priorities for the new Chartered Institute of Trademark Attorneys president, Kelly Saliger. 

09 May 2024

The EUIPO's João Negrão, EU General Court and Board of Appeal judges, and in-house experts from Nestlé and Assa Abloy share their thoughts on the challenges that lie ahead for European trademark, copyright and design law, at the EUIPO's fifth IP Case Law Conference.

04 May 2024

Partners at gold-ranked law firms in India offer advice for a successful trademark litigation strategy. 

02 May 2024

In this week’s opinion column, Megan Bannigan, Christopher Ford, Kate Saba and Hannah Beattie at Debevoise & Plimpton argue that the current provisions of the US SHOP SAFE Act, while well-intentioned, go too far in shifting liability onto e-commerce sites for online counterfeiting.

20 April 2024

We reveal the law firms filing the most trademarks on behalf of the likes of Amazon, Apple, Google and Facebook.

11 April 2024

WTR delves into the trademark portfolios of offices around the world to uncover those most active in protecting their own intellectual property.

08 April 2024

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

Ericsson senior IP rights and open-source researcher Eleftheria Stefanaki examines the terms and conditions of three of the most common AI tools on the market.

25 March 2024

The timeline for the next round of new gTLDs, an exploration of RDRS use and developments in the fight against DNS abuse were the focus of ICANN79.

18 March 2024

Rouse’s Laura Zhao explores the changes in practice that have prompted the recent rise in non-use cancellations and proposes an evidence-gathering process for registrants.  

12 March 2024

Twenty-six influential women in IP share the hardships they had to overcome to rise to leadership positions in a male-dominated industry.

08 March 2024

Rights holders and platforms meaningfully working together hold the key to success in fighting infringement. Winterfeldt IP Group attorneys offer some strategic tips.

29 February 2024

We unpick the trademark implications of two laws that have come into force in the United Arab Emirates in the past two years.

19 February 2024

Dana Northcott, 2024 president of INTA, sits down with WTR to discuss the evolution of trademark attorneys to general counsel for brands, INTA’s future focuses and what members can expect from the 2024 Annual Meeting.

12 February 2024

DABUS inventor Stephen Thaler claims that the IP system needs an overhaul to recognise the creativity of “sentient” AI technology and to promote innovation across industries.

03 February 2024