A dispute over Chinese pear names has produced a UK ruling that reinforces guidance on descriptiveness, genericism and evidence quality, while confirming that directors can face personal liability for ...

A trademark dispute between two software firms both operating under the name ‘Perplexity’ has collapsed in federal court after months of procedural back-and-forth.

As China raises the bar for criminal IP enforcement with stricter jurisdictional rules, higher evidence standards and more sophisticated technical requirements, brand owners must embrace technology, ...

Kimjoux's Trang Do explains how she built multi-layered trade secret protection into her fine jewellery business from day one ...

US Senators Thom Tillis and Adam Schiff have asked the American Law Institute to provide greater transparency around the drafting and adoption of its controversial copyright law restatement. WTR's ...

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Luxury fashion house Maison Margiela has successfully invalidated seven EU designs that lacked distinctiveness compared to ...

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Senior brand experts at Canon, H&M, Prada and Transport for London are among the exceptional speaker line-up at WTR Live: ...

Professional photographer Jeffrey Sedlik is calling for the Court of Appeals to overturn a decades-old and widely criticised test for substantial similarity.

Consumer education and persistent enforcement are the key to an effective brand protection strategy, says Puma counsel brand ...

Six bite-sized news updates, also featuring an investigation into fake aviation parts, a trademark dispute involving Travis Kelce, and a trade secrets dispute involving xAI.