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Brand YouTuber: how leading video stars are becoming more IP savvy

A WTR investigation finds that some of the world’s leading YouTube content creators are becoming increasingly more sophisticated when it comes to trademark protection.

Mercado Libre hosts first Anti-counterfeiting Day; INTA files Iceland statements; Bored Ape beer to launch – news digest

In our latest round-up, we look at Clarivate launching an AI-powered IP budgeting tool, L'Oréal creating metaverse avatar styles, and much more.

Louboutin v Amazon does not apply to ordinary online marketplaces, says district court

This is the first case in the Netherlands in which the claimant relied on the recent CJEU decision in Louboutin v Amazon.

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Seven practical steps to future-proof brand protection in Web 3.0

Taylor Wessing’s Christian Tenkhoff, Tamara Herzog and Sylvia Burgess-Tate outline the current issues facing brands in the metaverse and Web 3.0, offering seven simple – and relatively inexpensive – steps to prepare for the digital future.

06 April 2023

Education and partnerships: how Shopee approaches brand protection

WTR sits down with Charles Hoskin, head of Shopee’s brand protection efforts, to get the inside track on how the team safeguards IP rights.

05 April 2023

Twitter ditches logo for Shiba Inu; Boardriders portfolio acquired; UK joins Trans-Pacific Partnership – news digest

In our latest round-up, we look at the WWE and UFC merger creating a $21 billion “powerhouse” brand, Com Laude launching a new technology tool, and much more.

04 April 2023

The value of e-commerce data: Amazon and Mercado Libre

Featured in WTR Special Report Q1 2023: Anti-counterfeiting strategy playbook: How to combat the growing trade in fake goods, online and offline

04 April 2023

Behind the scenes at Alibaba and Tokopedia

Featured in WTR Special Report Q1 2023: Anti-counterfeiting strategy playbook: How to combat the growing trade in fake goods, online and offline

04 April 2023

The virtual Wild West: what brand owners need to know about the metaverse

Featured in WTR Special Report Q1 2023: Anti-counterfeiting strategy playbook: How to combat the growing trade in fake goods, online and offline

04 April 2023

Digital local: the domestic markets that should be on online enforcement radars

Featured in WTR Special Report Q1 2023: Anti-counterfeiting strategy playbook: How to combat the growing trade in fake goods, online and offline

04 April 2023

Public-private collaboration at Lazada

Featured in WTR Special Report Q1 2023: Anti-counterfeiting strategy playbook: How to combat the growing trade in fake goods, online and offline

04 April 2023

“One of the few effective mechanisms”: academic paper was wrong to target multi-seller litigation actions

This week’s opinion gives the other side of the argument in response to claims that US litigation actions targeting multiple online counterfeit sellers exploit legal loopholes to the detriment of the system.

01 April 2023

High Court clarifies procedural issues and jurisdiction in dispute involving internet platforms

The decision is of significance to rights holders with strong IP rights in the United Kingdom.

30 March 2023

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