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Innovation at the Canadian IP Office: spotlight on cutting-edge tools and services

Featured in IP office tools and services

In a major update, representatives from the Canadian Intellectual Property Office exclusively reveal the agency’s innovative tools and services – and those planned for the future.

08 July 2024

Innovation at the Hong Kong IP Department: update on non-core tools and services

Featured in IP office tools and services

In a new update, representatives from the Hong Kong IP Department reveal the innovative non-core tools and services that the agency offers trademark users – and some of those planned for the future.

13 June 2024

Social media in Sweden: what brand owners need to know

In the next edition of our social media brand protection series, WTR takes a look at platforms in Sweden.

01 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

AI class action defendants Nvidia and Databricks face good odds in Northern California

New copyright infringement claims against the companies have been filed at the US District Court for the Northern District of California, where preliminary injunctions are rare and summary judgments take years.

05 April 2024

Big Five tech US litigation data: Google

A new WTR mini-series analyses the trademark litigation activity of the so-called ‘Big Five’ tech firms, starting with Google.

29 March 2024

Netflix and Meta stock soar, while tech brands ride AI to success: WTR Brand Elite analysis

The WTR Brand Elite indices closed out January at its highest level since we started tracking the data in January 2018. A number of companies also hit six-year highs, including some big hitters in the technology space.

26 February 2024

GO’s appeal is no-go: Federal Circuit says EVERYBODY VS RACISM fails to function as source identifier

Given the record, it was reasonable to conclude that the mark is commonly used on apparel in an informational and ornamental manner to convey an anti-racist sentiment.

21 February 2024

MrBeast

Featured in WTR and IAM Special Report Q4 2023: IP Disruptors 2024: The companies and people driving change and upending IP norms

25 January 2024

WeChat reputation triumphs against tough economic conditions

The popular messaging service has been crowned the world’s strongest brand despite a drop in value this year, as Chinese brands come to dominate the top of the rankings.

19 January 2024

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