Organisation: Alibaba Group

USTR launches notorious market comment period as online counterfeiting remains hot button political issue

Rights holders would be wise to engage with the USTR’s calls for comments ahead of the next notorious markets list, argues our latest Saturday opinion column.

04 September 2021

Asia-Pacific trends and top filers: 2020

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WTR’s annual Asia-Pacific deep dive is here, revealing 2020’s top corporate and law firm filers, major trends and everything in between.

19 August 2021

From Tokyo to Brisbane: inside the ever-evolving Olympic brand protection strategy

Jayne Durden, vice president, law firm strategy at Anaqua, reveals how the International Olympic Committee enforces the Olympic brand and what actions sponsors and advertisers should take through every stage of the Olympic cycle.

28 July 2021

Brand Tracker: January-April 2021

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The first of a new series reveals what the world’s top brands are up to and where their businesses are going.

09 July 2021

Top 50 trademark applicants: China 2020

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Tencent owns the largest number of active Chinese trademarks with a portfolio of 37,205 applications. This is nearly 15,000 more than second-place Beijing Jingdong Triple Bai Lu Pick Up of E-commerce Limited.

07 July 2021

The China Trademark 50

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Tencent owns the largest number of active Chinese trademarks with a portfolio of 37,205 applications. This is nearly 15,000 more than second-place Beijing Jingdong Triple Bai Lu Pick Up of E-commerce Limited.

07 July 2021

The top 25 trademark industry influencers – revealed

WTR identifies the movers and shakers set to shape the trademark landscape over the next couple of years.

04 March 2021

Efforts to help SMEs acquire and use trademarks are great, but more needs to be done to protect them from scammers

While efforts to help more SMEs benefit from IP ownership are to be applauded, there also needs to be a relentless industry focus on keeping them safe from the fraudsters and scammers.

06 February 2021

“The battleground has shifted”: industry experts look to future of online anti-counterfeiting

Last week, e-commerce, government, rights holders and academia stakeholders came together to discuss strategic and solution-oriented approaches to IP rights protection online.

14 December 2020

Asia-Pacific trends and top filers: 2019

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Filing data at the top Asia-Pacific IP offices reveals a region undergoing spectacular growth, accounting for a colossal 80% of trademark activity worldwide last year. Spearheading the effort is China – a nation with increasing influence over its neighbours, which shows no signs of slowing down.

23 September 2020

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