Organisation: Alibaba Group

“Just terrible”: team restructuring news raises concern over IP protection efforts on Lazada

Lazada’s reported decision to restructure its brand protection team paints a worrying picture for the future of IP rights on the e-commerce platform, local professionals say.

28 June 2023

Brand Tracker: January-April 2023

Featured in Brand trademark tracker

Fashion and luxury brands Christian Dior and Estée Lauder more than doubled their filing activity in the first four months of 2023 - while many leading brands more than halved their own - WTR analysis shows.

23 June 2023

Lazada reports increased enforcement, but why the IP team reshuffle?

The e-commerce platform’s new report highlights the significant strides it has made in IP protection. But the future leadership of its IP team is unclear.

05 June 2023

Alibaba annual report reveals drop in offline enforcement, but spike in arrests

Alibaba's 2022 IP protection report outlines efforts to protect IP rights over the past year, with a notable decrease in offline actions.

02 May 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

“Open sesame” without translation won’t open door to trademark registration

The TTAB considered, for the first time, whether an applicant must submit an English translation for a word created by spelling out the pronunciation of Chinese characters.

24 February 2023

USTR resists calls to include social media platforms in Notorious Markets List

The Office of the US Trade Representative has released its 2022 Notorious Markets List, resisting calls to include social media and US platforms accused of facilitating counterfeiting.

01 February 2023

Brand market crash: industry giants suffer major declines as Amazon ranked world’s most valuable brand

Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Alibaba.com are among some of the biggest names to have seen their brand value decline this year, Brand Finance’s annual Global 500 report reveals.

18 January 2023

Tackling cross-border online infringement: key takeaways from Mary Kay v Alibaba

Brand owners need to take great care when devising their enforcement and litigation strategies when it comes to online platforms. Deacons’ Charmaine Koo and Alibaba Group's senior legal counsel Iris Li share some key takeaways from the decision that has solidified Hong Kong’s stance on cross-border online infringement.

10 November 2022

First judgment to test e-commerce platform liability for IP infringement in Thailand

The IP & IT Court has issued a landmark judgment finding that Alibaba was not liable for a third party’s alleged IP infringement on its platforms.

09 August 2022