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Unilever investor criticism highlights balancing act for brands
Unilever investor criticism highlights balancing act for brands

Criticism of Unilever’s sustainability focus by a major shareholder should not be taken at face value, argues our latest opinion column.

Russia to join Geneva Act of Lisbon Agreement, further integrating into global IP system
Russia to join Geneva Act of Lisbon Agreement, further integrating into global IP system

The move is expected to have significant protection benefits for local and international brands.

USPTO director confirmation vote delayed; Snap Spectacles lawsuit; Reckitt to sell E45 brand – news digest
USPTO director confirmation vote delayed; Snap Spectacles lawsuit; Reckitt to sell E45 brand – news digest

In our latest round-up, we look at the USPTO unveiling an administrative sanctions process, illegal online pharmacies legislation gaining momentum, and much more.

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Decades-long Havana Club dispute enters next phase as Bacardi launches new legal action

Bacardi launched legal action against the USPTO last week, asking the court to set aside an earlier decision and declare that Cubaexport’s HAVANA CLUB US trademark registration expired in 2006.

04 January 2022

Overcoming the challenges of rising online brand threats: a year in trademarks

Corsearch president of trademark solutions Stephen Stolfi reveals how a string of acquisitions and the growing risks for brands online have defined his past 12 months.

29 December 2021

3M fights covid-19 opportunists with global anti-counterfeiting programme: a year in trademarks

Vice president and chief trademark counsel Colette Durst reflects on 3M’s anti-counterfeiting successes and what an uncertain economy has in store for in-house teams.

28 December 2021

The LEGO Group’s risky approach pays off: a year in trademarks

Senior corporate counsel Arturo Ishbak Gonzalez reveals how taking a gamble on non-traditional marks paid off for the LEGO Group in 2021.

22 December 2021

Hermès bucks trend as stock market performance falters for major brands in latest WTR indices analysis

The WTR Brand Elite project tracks how a defined set of brand-focused companies with industry-leading trademark teams perform against stock market indices.

20 December 2021

Analysis shows which Nice Classes have the highest, and lowest, rates of abandonment and cancellation

Market factors as well as the nature of an industry have an impact on the likelihood of a trademark cancellation, but most brands inevitably have a shelf life.

17 December 2021

“We are a company with a heart”: how agro-solutions giant UPL balances innovation with sustainability

UPL’s first lead global trademark counsel reveals how one of the world’s biggest agricultural solutions companies protects its reputation for innovation in sustainability.

15 December 2021

Inditex unsuccessful in ZARA appeal to the General Court

Spanish retail giant Inditex has been unsuccessful on appeal in its attempt to register the mark ZARA for a variety of food products, and retail, wholesale and restaurant services.

14 December 2021

Are VITAYUMMY and YUMMI GUMMI confusingly similar?

This dispute between rival companies in the gummy vitamins sector shows the additional flexibility provided by an assessment under the Danish Marketing Practices Act.

13 December 2021

And Just Like That and Peloton: from legal questions to genius marketing move

The first episode of the much anticipated revival of Sex and the City unwittingly caused a significant drop in Peloton’s stock price, spurred a legal debate, and led to a 'genius' marketing response.

13 December 2021

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