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Revealed: the world’s most active in-house prosecution teams

WTR data analysis uncovers the companies filing the highest number of trademarks in-house – and those filing the highest number across the globe.

20 December 2023

Revealed: media industry’s leading law firm representatives

WTR data analysis uncovers the law firms responsible for protecting the world’s most valuable media brands.

16 November 2023

Top trademark filers across ASEAN unveiled

Data analysis reveals the companies with the largest trademark portfolios in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations – and evolving trends among the most active filers.

16 October 2023

Protecting Peppa Pig – the commercial thinking behind Entertainment One’s enforcement approach  

Entertainment One's senior director of brand protection discusses the commercial thinking that underpins the company's approach to enforcement, including its high-profile Peppa Pig litigation work.

14 August 2023

Reeling in the Rogers test: the future of First Amendment defences 

From parody dog toys to anti-Trump t-shirts, US practitioners reflect on recent cases that raise difficult and longstanding questions about the line between trademark abuse and protected expression. 

27 July 2023

Brand Tracker: January-April 2023

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Fashion and luxury brands Christian Dior and Estée Lauder more than doubled their filing activity in the first four months of 2023 - while many leading brands more than halved their own - WTR analysis shows. 

23 June 2023

DeSantis and Disney trademark dispute brewing; Meta and PVH partner up; Match Group to depart Russia – news digest

In our latest round-up, we look at the EUIPO assisting the European Commission in the fight against live event piracy, and much more.

05 May 2023

Copyright terms and trademark rights: a practitioner’s guide to the US public domain

In this guest analysis, Coates IP partners Allisen Rae Pawlenty and Stephen Jadie Coates navigate the limits of the US public domain and derivative works, offering practical advice to IP practitioners. 

04 May 2023

Brand Tracker: September-December 2022

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Industry-leading brands saw an uptick in trademark filings in the final four months of 2022, WTR data analysis reveals, with notable increases at Nokia, Disney and Ford.

01 March 2023

Disney accused of risking brand value; Metabirkin case moves to trial; China counterfeit drugs rise – news digest

In our latest round-up, we look at INTA opening registration for the 2023 Annual Meeting, Danny Trejo starring in a counterfeit medicine PSA campaign, and much more.

13 January 2023

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