Organisation: BMW

European and consumer brands dominate Clarivate’s first-ever best-protected brands list

Clarivate has published its first Top 100 Best Protected Global Brands Report, revealing that almost half of the world’s best-protected global brands are headquartered in Europe, while more than half are consumer brands.

26 May 2021

Amazon reveals the numbers behind its anti-counterfeiting efforts in first-ever Brand Protection Report

Amazon has published its first-ever report outlining its brand protection efforts, revealing that last year it seized more than 2 million counterfeit products before they were sent to customers.

10 May 2021

WTR Brand Elite analysis: March 2021

Featured in Stock market performance

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

26 April 2021

Team spirit – the fuel driving Daimler IP to success

Lita Silje Schmitz, head of global IP enforcement at Daimler IP, reveals how the group’s extremely collaborative set-up is its strongest weapon in the fight against fakes – earning it the 2020 WTR Industry Award for Vehicles and Transport Team of the Year.

29 December 2020

Parler on the rise: major brands ignore ‘free speech’ social network despite rapid growth

Research from WTR reveals nearly all usernames related to major brands are registered on the social media platform Parler– with copycat and parody accounts identified as a risk for rights holders.

11 November 2020

BMW successful in dispute over replica alloy wheels - with implications on joint liability and the scope of injunctions related to RCDs

The decision of the High Court in BMW v Premier Alloy Wheels illustrates under what circumstances joint liability may be found between a business infringing IP rights and those who support the actions of that company.

07 October 2020

US and China driving international trademark applications, but question mark looms over the pandemic's impact

This week’s data analysis tells you everything you need to know about international registrations trends over the years, and gives a first look at the 2020 state of play.

25 September 2020

Top tips for obtaining well-known status in China

In-house and private practice counsel tasked with protecting the likes of BMW, Dulux, Jeep, Levi Strauss and Tiffany & Co reveal the secrets to their success in China and outline a number of key steps for famous brand owners looking to secure well-known status in the region.

13 August 2020

Amazon extends Project Zero’s geographical footprint: 10,000 brands now enrolled in the programme

Amazon has announced the expansion of its Project Zero initiative to seven new countries - the latest in a series of anti-counterfeiting announcements made by the e-commerce giant.

11 August 2020

Xinjiang forced labour supply chain controversy highlights importance of trademark counsel guidance

As several of the world's biggest fashion brands are accused of being complicit in human rights abuses in Xinjiang, what should trademark professionals do?

28 July 2020