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2024 WTR Industry Awards winners revealed 

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

From Twitter to X: Elon Musk faces major trademark challenges following sudden rebrand

Twitter has officially rebranded as X, with Elon Musk making the unprecedented decision to abandon a multi-billion-dollar brand –  so where does the company go from here?

25 July 2023

Brands in smaller sectors risk losing customers if they do not invest in reputation early

Brand owners in smaller sectors cannot rely on a lack of competition to guarantee consumer loyalty. Investing in brand reputation early is vital to long-term success, argues this week’s Saturday opinion.

27 May 2023

Sporting goods company successfully relies on prior Slovenian company name in invalidation action against EUTM registration

The decision establishes that a prior company name protected under Slovenian law can be relied on in invalidation or opposition proceedings before the EUIPO if certain conditions are met.

15 May 2023

10 strategic takeaways from the Amazon-INTA anti-counterfeiting reception

Brand protection experts reveal their top tips for cross-industry enforcement.

13 April 2023

Canon seizes funds in action that shows power of following the money

Canon’s win against more than 50 illicit online sellers illustrates the effectiveness of following the money in anti-counterfeiting suits and provides a checklist of behaviours to look for when building a case.

10 October 2022

Social media counterfeiter tactics: revealed

A new report by analytics firm Ghost Data reveals what to look out for when monitoring Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp.

14 February 2022

Covid and counterfeits: how brand owners are fighting back against pandemic opportunists

In an exclusive guest post, experts at Gowling look at how brand owners have tackled a significant rise in counterfeit goods during the covid-19 pandemic.

21 October 2021

Online marketplaces in the UK that should be on counterfeit enforcement radars

Featured in Online marketplace counterfeit hotspots

In the next instalment in our regular series identifying the digital marketplaces that brand owners should monitor as part of their global anti-counterfeiting efforts, we head to the UK.

09 September 2021

To catch a thief: how Hitchcock and AI can inspire brand owners to combat online piracy

Brand owners must think like today’s tech-savvy brand pirates in order to take them down – especially as counterfeiting rates have soared during the covid-19 crisis. Positively, there are a range of strategies they can adopt to do so.

23 September 2020

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