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A city under lockdown but IP services in Shanghai proceed as usual, as brands offer support

How Shanghai is maintaining its IP services and brands are supporting people through the current lockdown.

14 April 2022

Champagne’s journey: a roadmap for the protection of foreign GIs in China

The Comité Interprofessionnel du vin de Champagne has been advancing the legal protection of the GI ‘香槟’ in China for over three decades.

31 March 2022

Inside the Brand Finance Global 500:  the 2021 winners and losers, and the outlook for 2022

As brands emerge into the post-pandemic world, Brand Finance’s David Haigh provides a high-level view on a historic year and an informed perspective with which to confront an unpredictable future global landscape

03 March 2022

Online marketplaces in Canada that should be on counterfeit enforcement radars

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

Social media counterfeiter tactics: revealed

A new report by analytics firm Ghost Data reveals what to look out for when monitoring Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp.

14 February 2022

USPTO terminates thousands of fraud-related applications; Apple, Microsoft and WeChat top brand rankings; and more

Everything we covered on WTR over the past seven days – and all you need to know from the world of trademarks to set yourself up for the start of another busy week.

30 January 2022

Apple retains most-valuable brand crown as tech boom continues and TikTok soars

Apple remains the most valuable brand in the world, with record valuation at more than $355 billion, according to the latest Brand Finance Global 500.

26 January 2022

WeChat named world’s strongest brand for second year running

Media companies dominate this year’s strongest brands as WeChat retains its leadership – but competition is narrowing.

26 January 2022

WTR’s annual IP Office Innovation Ranking reveals the trademark agencies at the cutting edge

Featured in Special Report 2021 Q4: Next generation innovation at IP offices

Our key findings from this year’s exclusive research project analysing the noncore tools and services offered by the world’s top 60 IP offices shows positive momentum – but there is still much to be done to close the innovation gap.

05 January 2022

IP Office Innovation Ranking 2022

Featured in IP office Innovation

05 January 2022

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