Caterpillar’s deep understanding of global counterfeiting networks and a proactive approach to portfolio management have won its trademark team this year’s North America WTR Industry Award.
The decision highlights that a lack of conceptual similarity can counterbalance visual and aural similarities between the signs; meanwhile, mere lack of attention in a post-sale environment does not give rise to post-sale confusion.
Delhi High Court holds that Maersk Pharma's trademark has a high likelihood of confusion, and infringes on Maersk’s established goodwill and worldwide recognition.
In our latest round-up, we look at Chinese law enforcement applying more technologies in the fight against counterfeits, LaLiga seeking licensing in Brazil, and much more.
04 June 2024
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
In a long-running trademark spat between two children’s education charities, the Third Circuit has ruled that the district court erred in granting relief to the plaintiff. Its decision sheds light on the impact of a delay in bringing a suit as well as where the burden of proof lies.
30 May 2024
The decision to apply a new, flexible standard to design patent obviousness could open design patents to more validity challenges, result in inconsistent rulings and benefit counterfeiters and aftermarket companies, attorneys warn.
29 May 2024
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
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
The registrar concluded that this was not a credible ground for opposition to the registration of a trademark in Uganda.
17 May 2024
The EUIPO notably found that the two-second sound mark was not capable of conveying any message that consumers would be able to remember.
13 May 2024
In our latest round-up, we look at Walmart launching a new store-label food brand, Dubai counterfeit seizures in Q1 2024, and much more.
03 May 2024
New research highlights how intellectual property can be used to drive economic growth.
02 May 2024
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