We hear how a broader business perspective helped the Reckitt brand protection team juggle a major company rebrand, anti-counterfeiting efforts during the pandemic and ongoing global portfolio management to become WTR's 2022 Household and Consumer Goods Team of the Year.
Multiple stakeholders are seeking to block late-added language in the EU’s new cybersecurity directive, arguing it will fragment and impair their efforts to fight cybercrime.
In 2020 the Criminal General Assembly of the Supreme Court issued a landmark precedent on the issue of whether goods in transit may constitute trademark infringement under the relevant legislation. It is expected that the courts will follow this precedent in a recent case.
Insight from the 2022 WTR Asia-Pacific Team of the Year
27 July 2022
The Fujian High Court has upheld a ruling finding against persistent trademark hijackers, a critical issue in China’s IP landscape. DLA Piper’s Horace Lam and Allen Xu explore why the case is such a big step forward for brand owners in China.
14 July 2022
QBPC’s selected cases highlight new methods of calculating damages and compensation, the use of big data, and increased cooperation between authorities and businesses.
13 July 2022
In our latest round-up, we look at Hong Kong seizing $400,000 worth of counterfeits, USPTO modernising assignment request process, and much more.
12 July 2022
In our latest round-up, we look at Amazon launching a new anonymised shopper service, the top retail apps in Asia-Pacific, and much more.
08 July 2022
The growth of e-commerce and m-commerce is making life easy for counterfeiters, but legislators and courts may yet come to the rescue of IP owners, while consumers are becoming more receptive to messages about brand integrity.
07 July 2022
The authorities seized a large number of counterfeit items bearing the HUAWEI trademarks that were being sold as genuine goods.
05 July 2022
Requires collection, verification and sharing of accurate WHOIS data within GDPR context.
29 June 2022
The EUIPO expands on how it is harnessing innovation on the blockchain to combat counterfeiting.
28 June 2022
New research into China’s e-commerce industry reveals how technology must develop to tackle online IP infringement.
16 June 2022
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