Organisation: YouTube

Trademark Modernisation Act: what we learned after one year

Thompson Coburn's Shoko Naruo and Brendan Bement provide a year in review of the US Trademark Modernisation Act, examining the number of expungement/reexamination petitions filed, their results and the effectiveness of the new procedures.

09 March 2023

“Polaroid is not a category or a product; it’s a brand”: new video aims to spread IP legal message in innovative way

Polaroid releases a "friendly and relatable" new brand awareness video to help educate partners and other businesses on trademark misuse.

17 February 2023

McDonald’s v Supermac’s: Return of the (Big) Mac

The case highlights the importance of supplying sufficient and suitable evidence when defending a mark against a non-use revocation action before the EUIPO - even one as well known as BIG MAC.

02 February 2023

Innovation at the UKIPO: spotlight on trademark tools and services

Featured in IP office tools and services

In exclusive insights, representatives from the UKIPO share the innovative tools and services they have launched or are developing for the future.

01 February 2023

Google and YouTube uphold media standing as world’s strongest brands

Google and YouTube have been named the world’s strongest brands, proving the power that media titles have in the eyes of consumers at a time of global brand crisis.

19 January 2023

KIPO study reveals high number of malicious trademark filings in Korea

The study concluded that there was an alarmingly high number of malicious applications for trademarks on the names of celebrities, TV shows, YouTube channels and cartoon characters, as well as other well-known marks.

12 January 2023

The global challenge of fighting World Cup counterfeits – exclusive insights from the UKIPO

The UK Intellectual Property Office expands on ongoing anti-counterfeiting efforts during the 2022 FIFA World Cup – and what brand owners can do to help.

16 December 2022

Innovation at the Chilean IP office: spotlight on trademark tools and services

Featured in IP office tools and services

In an update from our regular series on innovation at national IP offices, we hear from representatives at the National Institute of Industrial Property of Chile. 

18 November 2022

Delhi High Court restrains use of PUMA for GPS and anti-theft devices

Following a joint compromise application capturing the terms of a settlement between the parties, the Delhi High Court has decreed a trademark infringement suit involving Puma in favour of the sports giant – and made some interesting observations while doing so.

01 September 2022

Elon Musk v Twitter is a reminder that all brands must prepare for being targeted by passionate fan bases

The high profile legal dispute is a reminder that all brands must prepare for the fallout of being targeted by a person with a massive fan base that will passionately defend their idol.

06 August 2022

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