Platform liability is one of the longest-running issues for brands, which worry that IP associations are avoiding taking a hard line on the issue
Counsel say national courts should not be scared to issue strong judgments after the CJEU said Amazon can be liable for third-party adverts that display counterfeits
Consumers could be misled into thinking counterfeit shoes were sold by Amazon itself, the court ruled yesterday
Counsel are split on whether Amazon and Alibaba should escape the EU blacklist, and say enforcing IP rights on emerging ASEAN platforms is a mixed bag
Moderna sues Pfizer and BioNTech; Delhi court rules pre-suit mediation not mandatory; USPTO obtains trademark for own brand; USPTO extends feedback deadline for 101 guidelines
Federal Circuit okays USPTO director review policies; Red Bull sees off Monster TM appeal; Cisco victorious in Massachusetts court; Vimeo to pay $9m to Italian broadcaster; Mars wins TM suit over cannabis edibles; US gov sides with photographer in Warhol SCOTUS suit; Singers protest Mariah Carey’s ‘Queen of Christmas’ TM filing
In a sit-down interview, Christian Archambeau explains how the EUIPO should expand its horizons, why it is supporting Ukraine and how it will get youth on side
The EUIPO should be an organisation that deals with all types of IP rights, executive director Christian Archambeau told Managing IP in an interview in Alicante
Brand owners bemoan counterfeiters’ latest wheeze and say enforcement authorities should get more involved
Brand owners say Amazon’s new anti-counterfeit team up is welcome but warn that such partnerships are often made on the e-commerce platform’s terms
An appeal court confirmed Peppa Pig characters had been infringed, and overturned a March decision that denied relief owing to sanctions
The wave of new gTLDs in 2012 brought much fanfare, especially for IP owners, but have they lived up to the hype? Managing IP finds out
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Sponsored by RNA Technology and IP AttorneysThe exponential growth of influencer marketing through platforms such as Instagram and YouTube has demanded a regulatory and judicial reaction in India, say Ranjan Narula and Abhishek Nangia of RNA Technology and IP Attorneys
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Sponsored by RNA Technology and IP AttorneysRanjan Narula, Abhishek Nangia and Daleep Kumar of RNA Technology and IP Attorneys take a look at how the Advertising Standards Council of India has been addressing the advertising ecosystem in India
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Sponsored by Lifang & PartnersYan Zhang of Lifang & Partners analyses the significance of a High Court ruling that should deter trademark hoarders from acts constituting unfair competition
Sources say the changes should drive marketplaces to strengthen anti-counterfeiting measures, but that much will depend on their willingness to do the right thing
Spain’s anti-piracy police tell Managing IP how the unit completed one of the first investigations of its kind into sellers using ‘hidden links’ to push fakes
Sources say issues with Section 115(4) of the Trade Marks Act cause anti-counterfeit actions to fail, and that copyright enforcement is far easier
The investigation showed counterfeiters were recruiting sellers around the world to push hidden fakes, according to sources
Interviews; Exclusives
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Vogue magazine’s decision to target a village pub with a cease-and-desist letter shows how in-house enforcement strategies can go badly wrong
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Opinion: E-commerce progress on fakes should be lauded
Online infringements are still a serious problem, but websites have done a lot to fight them and the process isn’t easy -
Opinion: Snapchat TTAB spat highlights need for distinctiveness
Brands should select distinctive trademark names if they want to avoid being embroiled in costly litigation, especially amid the rise of online infringements