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.
Monday 7 October
A court in Germany has found three people guilty of fraud following a criminal complaint lodged by the EUIPO.
The USTR has received over 30 comments for its 2024 Notorious Markets List, with calls to include US social media platforms and new online marketplaces.
We kick off our latest series highlighting Legal Updates you may have missed by looking at cases where tech giants have failed to protect or register their trademarks.
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Tuesday 8 October
A new WTR investigation identifies numerous popular crowdfunding projects that have seen their designs copied by third parties.
In the latest edition of our regular series on marketplaces around the world that are reportedly notorious for being havens for fakes, we head to Spain.
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Wednesday 9 October
As counterfeiting activity in Sri Lanka spikes, brands are fighting back – with the auto industry’s efforts providing insight into how to combat bad actors.
This week’s IP office updates include the Philippines and TikTok Shop conducting a brand protection workshop, the DPMA meeting with the CEO of the Saudi IP Authority, and more.
The second instalment in our series highlighting Legal Updates you may have missed explores what it takes to register 3D marks in the European Union.
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Thursday 10 October
The US Supreme Court has confirmed that it will not take up a case which sought to end the USPTO’s controversial domicile address requirement.
A new study from BYU’s Law and Corpus Linguistics group states that big data analysis is an important tool in determining whether a trademark has become generic.
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Friday 11 October
India is welcoming its third IP division at the Calcutta High Court, with judges to take the bench on 4 November.
India’s drug regulatory body moves to mandate QR codes on drug packaging, the Philippines Supreme Court ends a 15-year dispute, UK brands suffer dip in value, and more.
The third instalment in our series highlighting Legal Updates you may have missed looks at recent successes for the Prosecco consortium, Moët & Chandon, Nestlé and Orkla.
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Saturday 12 October
In the absence of an authoritative protocol for AI training opt-outs, content creators remain vulnerable to hoaxes and web scraping, argues our Saturday opinion.
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