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WTR celebrates summer of sport with new Sports Brand Playbook

WTR’s brand-new Special Report is an essential guide to championing winning brands on and off the playing field.

PIPCU celebrates Euro 2024 success; San Miguel brand shift; video game accused of violating NYPD marks – news digest

In our latest round-up, we look at the Malaysia government’s “inaccurate” use of IP protection term, a $10 million haul of fake goods in Kentucky , and much more.

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.

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Dwayne Johnson granted THE ROCK trademark ownership; David Beckham launches counterfeit suit; IP litigation rise expected – news digest

In our latest round-up, we look at a Michael Jackson tribute act accusing singer’s estate of infringement, and much more.

23 January 2024

Cross-border unfair competition dispute questions Belarus trademark registration

This dispute over use of the name HOOKAH PLACE highlights the potential difficulties faced by original brand creators in ‘first to file’ countries.

19 January 2024

Hilton unsuccessful in opposition against LX HOTEL/LX RESORT

The JPO notably found that it had not been proven that there was a high degree of recognition of Hilton’s mark LXR HOTELS & RESORTS among the relevant consumers in Japan.

18 January 2024

Bulls bounce back: mixed success in PIZZA TEXAS BULLS appeal

The High Court found that the hearing officer had made an error of law in invalidation proceedings brought by the National Basketball Association.

15 January 2024

BabyMonster prevails over Monster Energy; Superdry sues Man City; Trademark Terminal website for sale – news digest

In our latest round-up, we look at INTA seeking responses for its Gender Indicator Study, a retired rugby player facing a trademark opposition, and much more.

09 January 2024

bet365 rolls the dice in General Court appeal

While bet365’s appeal was partially successful, it failed for almost all the goods and services that are key to the company’s business.

09 January 2024

CROSSFIT v CROSSWOD: General Court skips over assessment of CROSSFIT’s acquired enhanced distinctiveness

In an arguably questionable decision, the General Court excused itself from analysing whether CROSSFIT had acquired enhanced distinctiveness through use.

04 January 2024

TRUMP EU trademark remains ‘un-trumped’

The Cancellation Division of the EUIPO has dismissed a request for the revocation of the mark TRUMP, finding that the owner had proven genuine use for all the contested services in Class 43.

04 December 2023

INTERCRUISES v INCRUISES: Board of Appeal incorrectly held that evidence of use was unrelated to travel agency services

The General Court annulled the decision of the EUIPO Board of Appeal in these opposition proceedings, reiterating that the evidence of genuine use must be assessed as a whole.

01 December 2023

Only one week left to nominate for the 2024 WTR Industry Awards

The trademark community has just one week left to nominate its leading in-house departments and leaders for the prestigious WTR Industry Awards 2024 and the forthcoming edition of the WTR 300.

01 December 2023

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