Consumers have grown accustomed to purchasing goods and services through various online channels, and these new e-commerce models have made IP rights infringement even more widespread. This is presenting fresh challenges in brand protection, evidence collection, enforcement models and legal applications.
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.
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.
While brand owners look to expand their IP portfolios to include digital goods and services, there remains considerable uncertainty arising from the lack of infringement remedies for tackling bad actors in the digital Wild West.
25 August 2023
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23 August 2023
Zoom's lead counsel on trademark and copyright explains how the company managed to successfully scale up its brand protection strategy as the ZOOM mark became a household name worldwide.
11 August 2023
Businesses may be found liable for trademark infringement if they adopt the wrong email address, website URL, Facebook name or Instagram handle.
11 August 2023
Local practitioners examine the latest regulations and platform guidelines to determine the best course of action for protecting brands online.
10 August 2023
Emojis constitute a “parallel language” expressing emotions and, as such, they are not usually perceived as indications of origin.
10 August 2023
Analysis of global register data reveals thousands of pre-existing X marks, including some owned by major tech rivals.
01 August 2023
The decision highlights the challenges faced by trademark owners seeking to obtain control over domain names registered and used by their distributors after the relationship ended.
31 July 2023
WTR has learned that Vox Populi’s controversial ‘.sucks’ top-level domain can now be purchased on the GoDaddy registrar.
27 July 2023
The decision of the Turkish Patent and Trademark Office is consistent with the approach of the EUIPO and the USPTO.
27 July 2023
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