Organisation: World Intellectual Property Organization

Ducati, video games and diversification in IP: WIPO report explores the drivers of innovation

New research highlights how intellectual property can be used to drive economic growth.

02 May 2024

Specialist Chapter: How to Develop an Effective Regional Prosecution Strategy

Featured in The Trademark Prosecution Review 2024

Several challenges arise when it comes to maintaining a multi-jurisdictional trademark portfolio. Rights holders should be aware of the pitfalls and implement robust solutions to avoid them.

22 September 2023

WIPO IP perceptions research leads to new youth action plan to increase awareness

A major new study into perceptions of intellectual property has revealed that two-thirds of consumers have a positive view of the role that intellectual property plays in their economy.

15 September 2023

New Chinese brands eye global footprint, research reveals

The number of new Chinese brands leading the way in global protection exceeds the number of US brands adopting a similar strategy, according to the first ever Clarivate Top 100 New Brands report.

30 June 2022

Are international trademark registrations valid in Zambia?

The recent judgment of the Zambian registrar of trademarks in Sigma-Tau Industrie Farmaceutiche Riunite v Amina Limited deals with the vexed question of whether international registrations are actually valid in Zambia.

08 November 2019

UDRP proceedings: evidence of targeting is crucial

A UDRP case involving the domain name ‘ᴍx.com’ illustrates that targeting is crucial in order to prove bad faith - and the shorter the domain name, the more difficult this is to prove.

30 October 2019

No remedy for failure to prove bad faith at time of domain name registration

A recent UDRP decision involving the domain name ‘aizel.com’ highlights the importance of proving bad faith at the time of registration of a domain name, especially when the complainant’s trademark did not yet exist at that time.

14 October 2019

UDRP complaint has more holes than Swiss cheese

A WIPO panel has refused to order the transfer of the domain name ‘solothurn.com’ because the complainants – three entities related to the Swiss city of Solothurn – had failed to establish the first element under the UDRP.

09 October 2019

WIPO becomes first non-Chinese entity to administer ‘.cn’ domain name disputes

WIPO has recently announced that its Arbitration and Mediation Centre has been appointed by the Cyberspace Administration of China to administer domain name disputes under ‘.cn’ and ‘.中国’, the ccTLDs for China.

02 October 2019

Trademark owners beware: domain name registration may be justified by previous distribution relationship

A recent UDRP decision concerning the domain name ‘embryolisseusa.com’ is instructive for trademark owners intending to engage distributors for the sale of their goods/services.

30 September 2019