World Trademark Review

Brand Action 2023: inside a trademark community effort to support people in times of crisis

WTR sits down with members of the volunteer team to get the inside track on plans for 2023, and how the trademark community can get involved.

Going green in the UK: the role of trademarks in sustainable branding

Emma Pallister, chartered trademark attorney at HGF, explores how UK businesses can use trademarks to their advantage in their sustainability efforts and some of the common pitfalls of ‘green’ branding.

Legal Updates

European Union Latest

CJEU provides guidance on design functionality
India Latest

AVATHAR v AVATAR: mere phonetic similarity is insufficient, there must be a likelihood of confusion, says Delhi High Court
Australia

BOTOX v PROTOX: Australia’s highest court issues its decision
Tanzania, United Republic of

Tiffany & Company fails to prevent registration of TIFFANY in Classes 3 and 5

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Multiple-defendant litigation actions against online sellers heavily criticised in new paper

A new research paper has hit out at litigation actions that target multiple ‘schedule A defendants’, arguing that it is being widely misused.

Ukrpatent urges Russia isolation at WIPO; Corona hard seltzer ruling; US government counterfeit warning – news digest

In our latest round-up, we look at two landmark US Supreme Court cases proceeding to argument stage, and much more.

Recessions, counterfeiting and Web3: industry experts offer tips to overcome the latest brand protection challenges

In-house leaders, law firm experts and industry specialists share their insights at WTR's Trademark Summit Europe.

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Analysis

Retailers hit hard as economic conditions return to volatility: WTR Brand Elite analysis

Stock markets returned to volatility in February. In contrast to January, when major indices rose in value, key markets fell last month.

The need to communicate to the C-suite has never been greater – but you have to speak their language

In choppy economic waters, communicating the value of the trademark function becomes all the more critical.

Tencent’s latest brand protection report points to drop in enforcement activity

Nearly 200,000 reports of counterfeiting activity received by Weixin in 2022, down 49% from 2020.

Long Read

Trademark Modernisation Act: what we learned after one year

Thompson Coburn's Shoko Naruo and Brendan Bement provide a year in review of the US Trademark …

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Featured from Insight Guides

Canada: trademark litigation

Featured in Trademark Litigation: A Global Guide 2023

Canada has a robust system of trademark enforcement with several available causes of action for an aggrieved owner.

IP enforcement through China Customs

Featured in China: Managing the IP Lifecycle 2023

Customs has taken special action in recent years to strengthen the protection of IP rights, focusing on targeted …

France: Trademark procedures and strategies

Featured in World Trademark Review Yearbook 2022/2023

French trademark law confers no exclusive right to the owner of an unregistered mark. However, a well-known mark …

Market Insight

Updates from an international team of correspondents who report on recent developments in trademark law and practice in their home jurisdictions, as well as strategic issues and those relating to brand protection, portfolio management and value creation.

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