A frenzy of headlines over a TikTok influencer’s rights to her catchphrase raises wider concerns over the risks that legitimate brands face due to trademark misunderstandings and misreporting, argues this week’s Saturday opinion column.
More countries need to acknowledge the WIPO Treaty on IP, Genetic Resources and Associated Traditional Knowledge, as this is only the first step towards greater protection of traditional knowledge, argues this week’s Saturday opinion.
In our latest round-up, we look at Amazon suing a group of Prime Video impersonators, the International Bar Association launching a D&I Toolkit for law firms, and much more.
21 November 2023
In this latest update, we look at the French INPI launching a consultation on non-food GIs, the Botswana IP authority taking over as chair of ARIPO, and much more.
15 November 2023
Key takeaways and highlights from APAA’s 2023 annual meeting in Singapore, which saw nearly 1,400 attendees from 65 jurisdictions.
08 November 2023
Jessica Lai, associate professor at the Victoria University of Wellington, urges the legal profession to support academic efforts to better understand the challenges faced by women in IP.
05 October 2023
Interviews with women in Australia and New Zealand recounted an overwhelming number of negative experiences, although the participants in the study remain optimistic about the future.
07 September 2023
WTR sits down with Diana Arredondo, senior corporate counsel – intellectual property at Amazon, to find out how the company works with outside counsel to drive change in the legal industry – and what others can learn from their experience.
05 July 2023
International trademark experts highlight DEI’s tremendous social and economic value to the IP community, sharing their best advice on how firms can recruit, hire and support diverse talent.
29 June 2023
WTR takes an in-depth look at the responses from law firm trademark practitioners in the 2023 WTR Benchmarking Survey.
22 June 2023
A new study has taken a deep dive into LGBTQ+-related trademark applications following the US Supreme Court’s groundbreaking Matal v Tam decision.
21 June 2023
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