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New guidelines on livestreaming e-commerce in Beijing
New guidelines on livestreaming e-commerce in Beijing

The guidelines, issued on 8 August 2024, impose compliance obligations on both live streamers and platform operators. 

AI officers, "loose lips" and cross-border licensing: nine takeaways from IPBC Australasia 2024
AI officers, "loose lips" and cross-border licensing: nine takeaways from IPBC Australasia 2024

Brand and IP experts offer nine strategic takeaways for forward-looking protection and commercialisation of IP assets at IPBC Australasia.

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

Latest content

Navigating China’s social media landscape: issues and best practices for brand protection 

Featured in WTR Special Report Q1 2024: The future of brand protection on social media

18 April 2024

Christian Louboutin’s strategy for pursuing social media counterfeiters

Featured in WTR Special Report Q1 2024: The future of brand protection on social media

18 April 2024

Window dressing: WIPO accuses social media of not delivering on anti-counterfeiting policies

Featured in WTR Special Report Q1 2024: The future of brand protection on social media

18 April 2024

The SHOP SAFE Act: a sea change for counterfeiting liability in the United States?

Featured in WTR Special Report Q1 2024: The future of brand protection on social media

18 April 2024

Legal Updates you may have missed: fashion and luxury successes

We continue our series highlighting recent Legal Updates you may have missed by looking at success stories in the fashion and luxury industry – providing insights into parody products and the fight against the sale of counterfeit goods on e-commerce platforms, among other things. 

16 April 2024

Gowling’s new AI brand protection subscription tool signals future of IP services market

The subscription-based solution suggests that brand owners may have more options in an AI world where the lines between law firm and service provider offerings are blurred.

02 April 2024

Abusing IP rights to harass genuine rights holder held to constitute unfair competition

A key point in this case was that the plaintiff successfully demonstrated that the defendants’ various actions constituted a pattern of unfair competition. 

02 April 2024

IP in an evolving digital world: online brand protection survey results revealed

Exclusive insights from WTR’s latest online brand protection survey reveal the unprecedented challenges rights holders face in today’s digital environment. 

01 April 2024

False alarm: the risks of groundless online takedown complaints

This decision of the British Columbia Supreme Court is the first in Canada to clearly rule on the issue of groundless takedown complaints.

26 March 2024

Amazon seizes record number of counterfeits, takes action against 21,000 bad actors

Amazon’s fourth annual Brand Protection Report reveals record-breaking levels of counterfeit seizures and criminal enforcement action in an effort to drive counterfeiting online “to zero”.

26 March 2024

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