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How PayPal’s award-winning trademark team has embraced crypto
How PayPal’s award-winning trademark team has embraced crypto

The financial services company’s launch of a cryptocurrency has forced a small trademark team to revolutionise its approach to portfolio management.

WTR Brand Elite analysis: May 2024
WTR Brand Elite analysis: May 2024

Apple was the standout stock market performer through May, with technology brands posting strong results. 

Blow for Google as General Court confirms likelihood of confusion between GPAY and EPAY
Blow for Google as General Court confirms likelihood of confusion between GPAY and EPAY

The court dismissed Google’s argument that the initial letter ‘G’ in its GPAY mark played a significant distinctive – and potentially dominant – role in that mark.

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The input from trademark practitioners in this survey form is essential to capture an accurate representation of the current IP environment around the world.

03 June 2024

Time is running out: share your insights for the new Global IP Benchmarking Survey

With the clock ticking, we urge all IP professionals to contribute to the inaugural collaboration between WTR and IAM – the Global IP Benchmarking Survey.

27 May 2024

2024 WTR Industry Awards winners revealed 

Among those honoured at this year's WTR Industry Awards were the trademark teams from adidas, Fanatics, Harley-Davidson, Jack Daniel’s and Yum! Brands.

22 May 2024

Global IP Benchmarking Survey: have your say in pioneering initiative uniting WTR and IAM audiences

In a unique collaboration, WTR and sister title IAM are working together on a new project that aims to take the pulse of the global IP industry. 

01 May 2024

WTR Brand Elite analysis: March 2024

Featured in Stock market performance

The WTR Brand Elite indices increased two points in March, once again closing out the month at its highest level since we started tracking the data in January 2018. 

29 April 2024

General Court: no likelihood of confusion between identical marks due to dissimilarity of goods and services

The Class 41 services covered by Coinbase Global OÜ’s COINBASE mark, including news reporting, were not similar to the digital and financial services provided under Coinbase’s earlier marks. 

26 April 2024

Shortlist unveiled: WTR Industry Awards 2024

WTR reveals the in-house teams and individuals shortlisted for this year’s WTR Industry Awards.

17 April 2024

CFA v CEFA: General Court considers similarity of acronyms 

The court found that the average consumer would refer to the mark CEFA CERTIFIED EUROPEAN FINANCIAL ANALYST solely by means of the acronym ‘CEFA’.

08 April 2024

General Court provides guidance on what constitutes proof of reputation of earlier mark

The court clarified that presence on the Internet, through a website or on social media, may prove that a mark has acquired some reputation – but this must be supported by independent data and information.

18 March 2024

Icons of industry: help us to choose this year’s IP Hall of Fame inductees

WTR and IAM have launched their annual search to identify outstanding individuals to induct into the IP Hall of Fame.

06 February 2024

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