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In this week’s opinion column, Megan Bannigan, Christopher Ford, Kate Saba and Hannah Beattie at Debevoise & Plimpton argue that the current provisions of the US SHOP SAFE Act, while well-intentioned, go too far in shifting liability onto e-commerce sites for online counterfeiting.

20 April 2024

New copyright infringement claims against the companies have been filed at the US District Court for the Northern District of California, where preliminary injunctions are rare and summary judgments take years.

05 April 2024

A new WTR mini-series analyses the trademark litigation activity of the so-called ‘Big Five’ tech firms, starting with Google.

29 March 2024

Featured in Stock market performance

The WTR Brand Elite indices closed out January at its highest level since we started tracking the data in January 2018. A number of companies also hit six-year highs, including some big hitters in the technology space.

26 February 2024

Given the record, it was reasonable to conclude that the mark is commonly used on apparel in an informational and ornamental manner to convey an anti-racist sentiment.

21 February 2024

Featured in WTR and IAM Special Report Q4 2023: IP Disruptors 2024: The companies and people driving change and upending IP norms

25 January 2024

The popular messaging service has been crowned the world’s strongest brand despite a drop in value this year, as Chinese brands come to dominate the top of the rankings.

19 January 2024

The case serves as a reminder that the mere announcement of a new product is not sufficient to prove unregistered trademark rights under Article 8(4) of Regulation 2017/1001.

14 November 2023

The decision underscores the importance of genuine, legitimate use and prior trademark registrations in defending a UDRP case.

09 October 2023

With ‘crime as a service' proliferating on the dark web, it is critical that brands don’t overlook this environment in their enforcement efforts

06 October 2023