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The continued negative impact of a partnership that dissolved six months ago illustrates the long-term headache that high-profile brand collaborations can cause when they go awry.

06 May 2023

This weekend, media outlets seized on the news that an arbitration court in Kirov, Russia, had dismissed a case brought by Entertainment One claiming infringement of its trademarks and copyright in the popular children’s cartoon Peppa Pig.

14 March 2022

COP26 and efforts to avert a climate change catastrophe have dominated media headlines this week. Greenwashing accusations have also been made, sending a warning to companies.

06 November 2021

With the eyes of the world on Pfizer, WTR spoke to experts on what the pros and cons might be for undergoing a rebrand at such a pivotal moment.

07 January 2021

Featured in Stock market performance

The WTR Brand elite project aims to track how companies that invest in their brands and are supported by market-leading trademark teams perform against stock market indices.

20 August 2020

Alibaba chairman Jack Ma has called on rivals JD.com and Tencent to ensure that they are cracking down on the sale of fake goods on e-commerce sites. JD.com subsequently hit back, noting that it “works with third parties, brands and governments who are genuinely focused on tackling counterfeits”. As the war of words continues, <i>World Trademark Review</i> takes a closer look at Alibaba’s current anti-counterfeiting collaborations in China.

08 April 2016

‘.gop’, now in sunrise, is notable as it is the only new gTLD in the first round of applications to be operated by a political party. However, one commentator has urged brands to consider the string when devising their registration strategies, no matter what their political persuasion.

14 May 2014

In <i>Winnebago Industries Inc v Knott Investments Pty Ltd (No 2)</i>, the Federal Court of Australia has held that US company Winnebago Industries Inc was entitled to recover its brand after three decades of unauthorised use by an unrelated Australian company. The case demonstrates the potential under Australian law for overseas brand owners to recover their brands from local 'borrowers' based on the brand owner’s 'spill over' reputation.

06 September 2012