Organisation: US Copyright Office

The economic crisis following covid-19 has pushed rights enforcement down company agendas, while unwary online consumers in lockdown make easy prey for counterfeiters. With litigation slow, costly and unlikely to succeed, there are quick and easy ways to thwart the fakers.

06 July 2020

A Trademark Review and Adjudication Board decision involving a PEPPA PIG device mark has recently been selected as one of the China National Intellectual Property Administration’s top 20 model cases for 2018.

30 July 2019

From recordal to training, there are a number of steps that rights holders can take to enlist the help of US Customs and Border Protection in their anti-counterfeiting endeavours.

01 May 2019

The Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act 2015 contains provisions strengthening trademark and copyright enforcement mechanisms and creates a new agency called the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Centre.

08 March 2016

In a suit centred on the iconic Jordan Brand ‘Jumpman’ logo, a photographer is suing Nike for direct, vicarious and contributory copyright infringement, and for violations of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. While a copyright suit, it is one for trademark professionals to follow.

27 January 2015