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Counterfeit supply and demand: we need to talk about... social commerce

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

18 April 2024

Meta battle highlights importance of being first to file in Brazil

An ongoing dispute over whether Meta can continue to use its name in one of its largest global markets serves as a warning to brands thinking of expanding into Brazil.

15 April 2024

EXCLUSIVE – Pandabuy raided: Chinese shopping agent faces action from multiple rights holders

Popular Chinese shopping agent Pandabuy has been raided by Chinese police following the initiation of legal action from 16 brand owners, WTR can reveal.

13 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

How generative AI has already upended the trademark industry

This week’s Saturday opinion column argues that practitioners need to be considering use cases for generative AI or risk falling behind.

30 March 2024

Social media in Poland: what brand owners need to know

Featured in Social media around the world: a brand protection perspective

In the third edition of an exclusive new series, WTR turns its focus to social media in Poland, and the opportunities and challenges that rights holders need to know about.

21 March 2024

Puma’s registered Community design invalidated due to prior social media disclosure by Rihanna

The case demonstrates that screenshots from Instagram posts or the Wayback Machine are sufficient to demonstrate the disclosure of a contested Community design.

19 March 2024

Social media in the MENA region: what brand owners need to know

Featured in Social media around the world: a brand protection perspective

In the second instalment of our exclusive new series, WTR focuses on social media in the region spanning the Middle East and North Africa.

11 March 2024

Social media in China: what brand owners need to know

Featured in Social media around the world: a brand protection perspective

In the inaugural edition of an exclusive new series on domestic social media platforms, we highlight four platforms to monitor in China.

27 February 2024

Social media: simple communication or real evidence of use?

The presence of an earlier mark on social media is capable of constituting a relevant factor in the assessment of genuine use.

23 February 2024

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