Organisation: WhatsApp

USTR Notorious Markets List reveals notable absences

AliExpress has been dropped from the USTR Notorious Markets List this year, but social media platforms remain glaringly absent.

31 January 2024

Meta boosts IP protection tools as survey finds social media infringement on the rise

Facebook's parent company announces a slew of new IP protection tools, as research from WTR reveals that trademark infringement on social networks is on the rise.

24 January 2024

WTR's In-house Leader of the Year: Meta’s Austin Phillips

A look at the brand protection and broader community work that earned Austin Phillips, associate general counsel at Meta, this year's WTR In-house Leader of the Year Award.

21 August 2023

Huge enforcement action carried out against wholesaler of counterfeit luxury goods targeting celebrities

This action is remarkable in that the infringer provided counterfeit goods to well-known individuals in the Peruvian showbusiness, using private WhatsApp groups.

25 July 2023

Brands in smaller sectors risk losing customers if they do not invest in reputation early

Brand owners in smaller sectors cannot rely on a lack of competition to guarantee consumer loyalty. Investing in brand reputation early is vital to long-term success, argues this week’s Saturday opinion.

27 May 2023

Peruvian Trademark Office recognises several trademarks as well known

This update highlights recent cases in which the Trademark Office recognised the notoriety of various trademarks, and the impact that such recognition has had.

23 March 2023

Meta launches campaign to educate “tens of millions of people” on dangers of counterfeiting

Meta has launched a new video campaign that aims to engage users on the dangers of counterfeiting and the need for vigilance when purchasing products via its platforms.

02 March 2023

USTR resists calls to include social media platforms in Notorious Markets List

The Office of the US Trade Representative has released its 2022 Notorious Markets List, resisting calls to include social media and US platforms accused of facilitating counterfeiting.

01 February 2023

Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan “stirs debate” on publicity rights after image misused in ads and scams

An interim injunction granted to Indian actor Amitabh Bachchan against the misuse of his name, image and likeness in promotional campaigns could pave the way for future publicity rights in India.

30 November 2022

How Mercado Libre built a world-class e-commerce brand

How does Latin America’s biggest e-commerce platform protect its own brand? We sat down with Mercado Libre’s head of intellectual property to find out.

13 June 2022