Industry: Casinos & gaming - World Trademark Review

Fanatics’ year of expansion makes for an award-winning brand protection team

WTR’s Fashion and Apparel Team of the Year is in a strong position to contribute towards continued brand growth at Fanatics.

03 September 2024

Esports: who are the biggest brands and where are they filing?

Data analysis reveals that individual esports games and teams have different approaches to trademark protection, with particular standout filers.

15 July 2024

Esports and in-video game ads: unlocking value for brands and platforms

Featured in WTR Special Report Q2 2024: Training your defence: the sports brand playbook

15 July 2024

Esports: top 10 brands and their filing activity

Featured in WTR Special Report Q2 2024: Training your defence: the sports brand playbook

15 July 2024

Safeguarding the house: strategic protection for betting brands in a global arena

Featured in WTR Special Report Q2 2024: Training your defence: the sports brand playbook

15 July 2024

FORTNITE owner defeated in FORTNIGHT invalidation action

Epic Games Inc, the developer of famous online game Fortnite, failed to invalidate the mark FORTNIGHT for various goods and services in Classes 9, 16, 28, 35, 41 and 43.

13 June 2024

Coming soon: new IP registration for electronic games in Brazil

Brand owners await further clarification on a new form of IP protection encompassing both games programming and hardware.

10 June 2024

Video games: TÜRKPATENT decisions are promising for broader brand protection in Türkiye

Two recent rejections by the Turkish Patent and Trademark Office could be good news for video games publishers that face trademark squatting before owning any registered rights in Türkiye.

09 May 2024

Legal Updates you may have missed: when the General Court disagrees with the EUIPO

To complete our series of pieces highlighting recent Legal Updates that you may have missed, we consider cases where the EU General Court disagreed with the findings of the EUIPO.

22 April 2024

bet365 rolls the dice in General Court appeal

While bet365’s appeal was partially successful, it failed for almost all the goods and services that are key to the company’s business.

09 January 2024