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Protecting Middle Earth: how a reshuffled trademark team guards the Lord of the Rings IP portfolio

Recently honoured as WTR’s Entertainment and Media Team of the Year, we take a closer look at elements of Middle-earth Enterprises’ success.

“Very demure, very mindful” frenzy highlights risks for brands when viral trends lead to misreporting

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.

Bollywood singer prevails in first AI voice-cloning infringement decision in India

The Bombay High Court has ruled in favour of Bollywood celebrity Arijit Singh in an infringement dispute. This first-of-its-kind decision will be critical for future personality rights protection cases in India as it highlights the growing need to reconcile IP rights with the evolving capabilities of AI.

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The state of the IP industry: one week left to share your perspective

The input from trademark practitioners in this survey form is essential to capture an accurate representation of the current IP environment around the world.

03 June 2024

How to apply IP principles to personal branding

WTR speaks to Ling Yah Wong, host and producer of the So This Is My Why podcast, about the transferable skills and knowledge that she gained from a career in intellectual property.

29 May 2024

Time is running out: share your insights for the new Global IP Benchmarking Survey

With the clock ticking, we urge all IP professionals to contribute to the inaugural collaboration between WTR and IAM – the Global IP Benchmarking Survey.

27 May 2024

Sta Grupa v EUIPO: a genuinely useful decision

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

22 May 2024

2024 WTR Industry Awards winners revealed

Among those honoured at this year's WTR Industry Awards were the trademark teams from adidas, Fanatics, Harley-Davidson, Jack Daniel’s and Yum! Brands.

22 May 2024

Meta settles Metacapital lawsuit; Reebok launches AI tool; Haas sues former F1 team head – news digest

In our latest round-up, we look at Weizmann filing an infringement suit against Western Union in India, Kering launching a new partnership, and much more.

14 May 2024

Video games: TÜRKPATENT decisions are promising for broader brand protection in Türkiye

Two recent rejections by the Turkish Patent and Trademark Office could be good news for video games publishers that face trademark squatting before owning any registered rights in Türkiye.

09 May 2024

Global IP Benchmarking Survey: have your say in pioneering initiative uniting WTR and IAM audiences

In a unique collaboration, WTR and sister title IAM are working together on a new project that aims to take the pulse of the global IP industry.

01 May 2024

WTR Brand Elite analysis: March 2024

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The WTR Brand Elite indices increased two points in March, once again closing out the month at its highest level since we started tracking the data in January 2018.

29 April 2024

Is use of a mark as a smartphone app icon use in respect of the services provided by the app?

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

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