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Brand protection at the Uruguay border: insights and strategies from the front line

Featured in Border and customs protection around the world

We head to Uruguay and explore how to safeguard brands at the country's borders and entry points.

09 January 2024

Revealed: the biggest portfolios in Asia-Pacific

We scrutinise the data to reveal the 50 companies with the largest portfolios in five major jurisdictions.

13 July 2023

Brand Tracker: September-December 2022

Featured in Brand trademark tracker

Industry-leading brands saw an uptick in trademark filings in the final four months of 2022, WTR data analysis reveals, with notable increases at Nokia, Disney and Ford.

01 March 2023

Apex court rules that import and distribution of products meant for foreign jurisdiction constitute infringement and passing off

The key takeaway from this decision is that trademark owners ought to consider indicating on their packaging that the sale of their products is restricted to a particular region or country.

26 July 2022

Notable trends in trademark litigation and enforcement in China: takeaways from QBPC’s top 10 cases lists

QBPC’s selected cases highlight new methods of calculating damages and compensation, the use of big data, and increased cooperation between authorities and businesses.

13 July 2022

Renewed calls for US marketplaces and social media platforms to be added to USTR list, as platforms respond

During the comment period for the 2021 Notorious Markets List, calls have been made for US online marketplaces and social media platforms like Amazon and Facebook to be included. 

14 October 2021

Challenger cosmetics brands poised to thrive online

The beauty industry is in a period of major disruption, but the shift to e-commerce has benefitted DTC brands.

08 October 2021

Down memory lane: a look back at the WTR Industry Awards best bits

The first WTR Industry Awards took place in Chicago in 2007.  In subsequent years, at ceremonies around the globe, the awards evening has regularly hosted, and celebrated with, hundreds of the corporate trademark world’s leading lights.

17 August 2021

Top 50 trademark applicants: Europe 2020

Featured in Brand trademark tracker

The top 50 owners of the largest active European trademark portfolios together filed 15% fewer marks last year than they did the year before, dropping from 11,427 applications down to 9,902. 

07 July 2021

The Europe Trademark 50

Featured in Special Report 2021 Q2: Inside in-house operations - how to build world-class trademark functions and portfolios

The top 50 owners of the largest active European trademark portfolios together filed 15% fewer marks last year than they did the year before, dropping from 11,427 applications down to 9,902. 

07 July 2021

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