Organisation: WIPO

Com Laude announces new investment and exit of founders; ICANN updates on registration request success levels; TMCH adjusts fees: Domain Watch (April 2024)

Our monthly column covers recent developments in internet policy, governance and use.

08 April 2024

IP financing and trademarks: three takeaways from new WIPO-UKIPO report

WIPO director general Daren Tang urges IP offices to “play a central role as catalysts for IP finance”.

19 March 2024

Unauthorised domain name registration does not necessarily equal bad-faith registration

Even if a UDRP complainant were to adduce evidence that a domain name has been registered in breach of a commercial agreement, this alone would not necessarily be sufficient to constitute bad-faith registration.

19 March 2024

Taylor Swift’s trademark portfolio in the spotlight

Taylor Swift takes a targeted approach to protecting her brand and identity, filing data analysis reveals.

13 March 2024

‘courir.io’ decision: running out of evidence of bad faith under ‘.io’ Policy

The respondent’s claim that he had registered the disputed domain name because of its dictionary meaning (‘courir’ meaning ‘to run’ in French) was at least plausible and credible.

12 March 2024

Brand Tracker: September-December 2023

Featured in Brand trademark tracker

The WTR Brand Tracker series uses Corsearch data to shed light on the trademark strategies of 31 leading companies.

11 March 2024

Featured in Trademark register tracker

WTR analyses trademark filing trends at major Latin American registers.

28 February 2024

Two draft IP laws submitted for public consultation: what you need to know

The draft laws - one on trademarks, and one on patents, utility models and supplementary protection certificates - attempt to remedy legal deficiencies and align Albanian law with EU legislation.

27 February 2024