Organisation: HBO

New research highlights how intellectual property can be used to drive economic growth.

02 May 2024

Computer scientists at the University of Chicago have developed software that is helping artists to protect themselves from AI mimicry. In a sit-down interview, the lead of the Glaze Project tells WTR how its software can shield artists from unwanted web scraping and raise the cost of AI development. 

16 April 2024

WTR takes a look at the current brand protection ecosystem on the Bluesky Social platform, with our research identifying active impersonation accounts related to major brands. 

25 August 2023

WTR speaks with Koo’s head of legal & policy about what trademark practitioners need to know about protecting their brands on the platform.

06 April 2023

Bob Iger has been reinstated as Disney's CEO, after a year in which the company's share price plummeted by more than 40%. However, from streaming competitors to copyright expirations and cultural divides, Disney faces a myriad of complex challenges on its potential road to recovery. 

05 December 2022

Featured in Stock market performance

The WTR Brand Elite indices fell four points in the month ending 31 January, mirroring the performance of a number of major stock markets. Among the overall computing and software group, Microsoft dropped 27 points (albeit from a three-year high at the end of December) and Salesforce was down 20 points.

21 February 2022

Featured in Special Report 2021 Q3: Managing the brand balance sheet

Christof Binder, managing partner of Trademark Comparables AG, Markables, runs through the 50 most expensive brands and brand portfolios acquired over the past two decades, and the trends that they reveal.

30 September 2021

Amazon will take on MGM’s portfolio, while WarnerMedia will be combined with Discovery. Both stand to gain the rights to famous content and brands.

04 June 2021

Research from WTR reveals nearly all usernames related to major brands are registered on the social media platform Parler– with copycat and parody accounts identified as a risk for rights holders.

11 November 2020

A new study reveals how the brand perception and purchasing intent of both Democrat and Republican consumers are impacted by the tweets of US President Donald Trump.

02 September 2020