By sidestepping key copyright issues, China’s AI Action Plan signals a policy direction that prioritises access over clear IP rights protection.

Our latest round-up includes L'Oréal and the Vietnam government signing an anti-counterfeiting MoU and the ‘.yun’ new gTLD on the verge of launching.

WTR's monthly column cuts through the noise to present the AI policy developments that IP professionals most need to know about.

There was insufficient evidence that the term ‘cookies’ was perceived as descriptive for cannabis seeds in the European Union as of the relevant date.

A new report warns that, despite frequent disclosure, the reported value of trademarks and brand names remains low and largely static.

The case illustrates the benefits of filing a lawsuit with a district court to contest a TTAB decision instead of appealing to the Federal Circuit.

Changes to duty fees in the United States have come into force, with experts telling WTR that the impact on counterfeiting will be complex.

The CJEU said in SkyKick that an unclear specification does not invalidate a mark – but bad-faith filings can. The courts are ...

The decision shows that evidence of substantial, well-documented common law use can be sufficient to establish a likelihood ...

Our latest update includes a “disappointing update” at the India trademark registry and the Finnish IP office no longer ...

Claude-developer Anthropic has agreed to settle a class action suit that could have cost it billions. But the private agreement has left pressing questions about the future of generative AI training.

The court imposed an EU-wide injunction preventing Cybex from marketing its IRIS chair, which was found to reproduce two ...