Organisation: Google

In our latest round-up, we look at lessons from the Rage Against the Machine TTAB dispute, McDonald’s launching a new metaverse platform, and much more.

11 June 2024

The board imposed a suspension on advertisements in which a company's trade name or trademark is used as a keyword by competitors, on the ground that such advertisements are misleading to consumers. 

06 June 2024

While there may be some conceptual overlap, trademark infringement and the abusive registration of domain names under the UDRP are not always the same thing.

05 June 2024

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The WTR Brand Elite indices fell six points in April. This was accompanied by mixed performances across major stock markets.

03 June 2024

The decision provides valuable guidance as to what constitutes evidence of genuine use in revocation actions before the EUIPO.

22 May 2024

The EUIPO's João Negrão, EU General Court and Board of Appeal judges, and in-house experts from Nestlé and Assa Abloy share their thoughts on the challenges that lie ahead for European trademark, copyright and design law, at the EUIPO's fifth IP Case Law Conference.

04 May 2024

We analyse Meta US court data as part of a mini-series examining trademark litigation involving the Big Five tech firms.

26 April 2024

Foreign brand owners can take encouragement from slow but steady developments at the Myanmar IP department over the past year, local practitioners suggest.

25 April 2024

The IP High Court found that the defendant’s use of its app icon, which was substantively identical to its registered mark, was use in respect of the services designated by its registration in Class 36. 

25 April 2024

Apple is up for the second instalment of our mini-series looking at trademark litigation involving the Big Five tech firms.

19 April 2024