Time is ticking: nominate now for the 2024 Industry Awards and WTR 300 before it's too late
There's only a few weeks left to nominate candidates for the prestigious WTR Industry Awards 2024 and the forthcoming edition of WTR 300.
There's only a few weeks left to nominate candidates for the prestigious WTR Industry Awards 2024 and the forthcoming edition of WTR 300.
The judgment will put to bed the conflict between prior registered trademarks and company names in Nigeria.
The WTR Brand Elite dropped one point through May, as major stock indices returned mixed results. Tech brands performed strongly, with a suite of new AI-powered Alexa devices giving Amazon a notable boost.
22 June 2023
The decision sheds light on the criteria to be applied to the examination of composite trademarks.
08 June 2023
Glaxo has prevailed on appeal in these long-running invalidity proceedings, with the General Court annulling a EUIPO decision invalidating Glaxo’s 3D mark for the shape of an inhaler.
06 June 2023
Confusion may still occur where similar marks are applied to pharmaceutical products prescribed by doctors and dispensed by pharmacists.
05 June 2023
The WTR Brand Elite rose a single point through April, taking it to its highest value level in just over a year.
29 May 2023
Corporate trademark excellence has been celebrated at Singapore’s Gardens by the Bay, with the winners of this year’s WTR Industry Awards announced at an exclusive champagne reception.
18 May 2023
The court found, among other things, that “pharmaceutical products” in Class 5 and “medical devices” in Class 10 were not complementary.
16 May 2023
The goods protected by a trademark registration cannot be restricted ex officio in opposition proceedings where the law provides for specific legal proceedings to this effect.
10 May 2023
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
We continue our series highlighting recent Legal Updates you may have missed by looking at cases where big brands were defeated before the courts or the IP office.
19 April 2023
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