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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

Football’s favourite filing agents: the law firms protecting the beautiful game

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

04 July 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

Trademark activity drops across all but one major register, Clarivate report shows

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

IP Office Innovation Ranking 2024: boundary-pushing registries revealed

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

Professional wellbeing will be personal priority for new CITMA president 

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

"We don't have all the answers": EUIPO leaders, General Court judges and in-house experts reflect on the future of IP case law

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

Litigation in India: a how-to guide

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

02 May 2024

Does the US SHOP SAFE Act go too far in shifting liability? 

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

Revealed: agent networks of the world’s most valuable brands

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

11 April 2024

IP office® – how trademark registries protect their own brands to help combat scams

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

IP in an evolving digital world: online brand protection survey results revealed

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

ChatGPT, DALL-E 2, DeepL: what do the T&Cs say about IP ownership, data retention and infringement?

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

Next gTLDs round, DNS abuse developments, WHOIS data: takeaways from ICANN79 (Domain Watch 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

Use it or lose it: increasing risk of non-use cancellation in China

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

International Women’s Day: overcoming the obstacles to success

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

Brand owners and online marketplaces: how to combat infringement through effective collaboration

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

Recent UAE laws provide robust infringement and counterfeit combatting regime

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

“Your in-house mandate must change”: 2024 INTA president on evolution of trademark profession

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

AI inventor Stephen Thaler urges courts to recognise "sentient" systems

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

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