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Everything we covered on WTR over the past seven days, and all you need to know from the world of trademarks to set yourself ...
A recent decision in Ho Chi Minh City should be cause for alarm among IP professionals, argues this week's Opinion column.
Prior use will be given precedence over a registered mark where the latter’s adoption was in bad faith. Register for free to ...
Cross-class protection in Chile is not fully aligned with the Paris Convention, TRIPS Agreement and Joint Recommendation on ...
In our latest round-up, we look at a 4.6% increase in Chinese companies engaged in US IP disputes, Reddit suing Claude-owner ...
In an interview with WTR, INTA’s CEO discusses the association’s plans to adapt in the face of a shifting IP landscape while ...
The decision highlights that a strikethrough through a word does not automatically erase consumer perception of that word.
Managing an international trademark portfolio just got easier – and therefore less expensive. Register for free to receive ...
Chinese social media platform Yupoo remains the go-to ‘shop front’ for major counterfeiters in China, a WTR investigation ...
The mark was a simple, abstract geometric design which would be perceived as a decorative pattern on the surface of the goods ...
The Appeal Board, contrary to the examiner, found that the mark applied for was clearly distinguishable from the cited mark ...
The amendments, which will take effect on 28 November 2025, notably introduce new rejection grounds for partial substantive ...