Organisation: Shopify

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

An exclusive investigation by WTR has identified more than 100 web addresses that incorporate ‘USPTO’ within the domain string, including multiple with links to suspicious low-cost filing agencies.

22 February 2024

The decision highlights the difficulties of establishing bad faith in a passive holding case where targeting evidence is scarce.

14 November 2023

The initial hype around NFTs may have died down, but the technology has important practical uses for brand owners, explains a Web3 mobile asset expert.

20 June 2023

A WTR investigation identifies ongoing trends in specimens of use being filed at the USPTO from China-based trademark applicants.

16 August 2022

Featured in Online marketplace counterfeit hotspots

In the next instalment of our regular series identifying digital marketplaces that brand owners should monitor as part of anti-counterfeiting efforts, we head to Canada.

25 February 2022

Julie MacDonell, CEO of Heirlume, expands on the platform’s mission and plans to offer SMEs a service that will make the trademark application process as simple as buying a domain name.

11 May 2021

With online shopping and communication booming, the role of e-commerce companies is coming under greater scrutiny. The global pandemic could provide an opportunity to transform the ways in which they are regulated.

14 September 2020

This guest analysis provides best practices for marking trademark registrations on websites with global reach.

10 September 2020

The UK fitness company has solidified its market presence among the greats with a winning social media strategy, deep commitment to consumers and a forward-thinking approach to trademark protection.

21 August 2020