Region: North America

WTR is pleased to unveil the seventh edition of the WTR 300, which identifies the individuals deemed to be the leading lights of the corporate trademark world.

28 April 2023

Mattel is increasingly embracing entertainment licensing to push and promote its "Power Brands", Clarivate filing data and company financial reports reveal.

27 April 2023

The Office of the US Trade Representative has published its 2023 Special 301 Report, the third to be released under the Biden administration. WTR presents key takeaways from the report.

27 April 2023

In its reversal of a TTAB decision, an appeal court has reaffirmed the need for rights holders to demonstrate that their pre-existing mark covers all services specified in their new application in order to tack the latter’s use to the former’s earlier priority date.

27 April 2023

Twitter has released its latest transparency report, revealing a stark increase in reports of impersonation accounts targeting individuals and brands.

26 April 2023

In our latest round-up, we look at a shipment of Miller High Life beer being destroyed over its “champagne” slogan, and much more.

25 April 2023

The decision serves as a warning that acquisition of a prior mark does not always afford a basis for tacking on prior rights.

25 April 2023

Trademark applicants in Canada may have to wait even longer for their applications to be examined after strike action impacts trademark operations at the IP office.

24 April 2023

In our latest round-up, we look at US legislators reflecting on counterfeiting challenges in IP subcommittee hearing, the UK High Court siding with Lidl in Tesco clubcard dispute, and much more.

21 April 2023

In reversing an examining attorney’s refusal of trademark registrations by the New York Times, the TTAB has promoted the three-factor Lens.com test as the gold standard for registrability.

20 April 2023