Korean anti-counterfeiting brand alliance; Tencent enforcement data; C-suite communication; and much more
Everything we covered on WTR over the past seven days – and all you need to know from the world of trademarks to set yourself up for the start of another busy week.
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Long Read
Thompson Coburn's Shoko Naruo Brendan Bement reflect on the first year of the US Trademark Modernisation Act, crunching the numbers and assessing the effectiveness of new procedures.
Monday 13 March
A new tool promises to provide a "real breakthrough" for trademark professionals in AI-powered genericness analysis.
Product recalls rise as EU and UK legislation add pressure on brand owners to manage the entire supply chain.
Plus:
- Further changes to Madrid System regulations enter into force (International)
- Does adding a Chinese transliteration of a foreign trademark to imported goods qualify as fair use? (Taiwan)
Tuesday 14 March
A new report on the psychology of lookalikes urges brands to fight copycats with unfair advantage claims.
Latvia ushers in new trademark law amendments and celebrates the end of Gleissner activity.
TikTok prevails in its STITCH dispute, SecureWeb3 launches a Web3 brand protection platform, INTA files an amicus brief cautioning against the misapplication of Dastar in false advertising cases, and more.
Plus:
- Enforcement of Myanmar’s 2019 Trademark Law announced (Myanmar)
- Tartlets and trademarks: Zurich Commercial Court considers trademark infringement dispute involving well-known confectionery (Switzerland)
Wednesday 15 March
Phelps Dunbar’s Andrew Coffman offers his top tips for creating trademark and trade dress protection evidence.
The Korea Brand Fashion Association sets its sights on fake goods as legislators eye action.
Plus:
- Brands are an asset: should the overseas ‘parents’ be penalised by the UK tax authority for legitimate cross-border intra-group transfers? The CJEU ruled ‘yes’ (European Union)
- Prior business relationship prevents dispute from being actionable under UDRP (International)
Thursday 16 March
Tencent’s latest brand protection report points to a drop in enforcement activity.
Non-use partial cancellation actions are coming to Argentina. One local expert explains how to prepare.
Plus:
- New case management protocol for Andean oppositions - what you need to know (International)
- Ninth Circuit extends §230 immunity to domain name registrars (United States)
- Bicycle dispute clarifies range of protection for numeral trademarks (Market Insight: India)
- How the metaverse and NFTs might impact IP protection in 2023 (Market Insight: United States)
Friday 17 March
Brazil and Denmark pledge IP cooperation, Russia expands its parallel imports list, the Trademark Clearinghouse announces a ‘.forum’ TLD relaunch, and more.
Plus:
- Registration of non-traditional visual marks and other changes to the rules on trademarks now in effect (Philippines)
- Court of Cassation overturns longstanding precedents on cumulative protection afforded by trademark infringement and unfair competition provisions (Turkey)
Saturday 18 March
The need to communicate to the C-suite has never been greater, but you have to speak their language, argues Saturday’s opinion.
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