Industry: Diversified retailers - World Trademark Review

Apple continues upwards momentum after AI unveiling: WTR Brand Elite analysis

The WTR Brand Elite indices fell three points across June and July, mirroring a mixed period on the stock markets.

29 August 2024

Disney has $600,000 verdict overturned; Mars acquires Pringles owner; Tesco files new Clubcard logo – news digest

In our latest round-up, we look at Ikea trialling a second-hand marketplace, the Japanese government publishing AI and copyright guidance, and more.

27 August 2024

EU loses €16 billion a year to fake clothing, cosmetics and toys, EUIPO report finds

Counterfeit clothing, toys and cosmetics cost the European Union roughly €16 billion and 200,000 jobs a year between 2018 and 2021, a new EUIPO report estimates.

18 January 2024

JPO finds that MONO+ is not similar to MONO

A key finding was that the marks were dissimilar visually and phonetically due to the presence of the element ‘+’ in the mark applied for.

08 December 2023

Shoprite Checkers v Pick 'n Pay: a whole herd of horses from the same stable?

This decision of the Western Cape High Court is noteworthy in that it deals with passing off in respect of an entire range of products, rather than a single product-to-product comparison.

06 December 2023