World Trademark Review

In the Asia-Pacific edition of the Trademark Litigation Review 2025, Yuan Yuan and Yanwen Yin of LexField Law Offices take a deep dive into significant damages cases in China, while Yan Zhang, Yanfang FU and Austin Chang of Beijing East IP analyse the CNIPA’s efforts to crack down on trademark squatting through oppositions. Elsewhere, Ray Lei ZHAO, LL.M. of Unitalen Attorneys at Law delves into the need-to-know’s for rights holders taking legal action against infringers in China, and Huo Aimin of CCPIT Patent and Trademark Law Office outlines the crucial framework that governs trademark litigation there.   Meanwhile, Suhrita Majumdar, Afzal Khan and Dipro Dawn of S. MAJUMDAR & CO. shed light on jurisdiction at the Indian high courts and how it is shaping IP litigation, while Masayuki Yamanouchi, Yuta Oishi, Koki Sasaki and Satoko Yokogawa of Anderson Mori & Tomotsune examine what revisions to the Trademark Act mean for border enforcement in Japan.    Read the full review here: https://lnkd.in/gbZc6rp6 #trademarks #litigation #APAC

PUMA Group’s deft handling of a global shake-up to its brand strategy and rapid adoption of new technologies has won its trademark team this year’s EMEA award. https://lnkd.in/gv7sDNCj #brandstrategy #NFTs #trademarks #EMEA

Our monthly column covers recent developments in internet policy, governance and use. Access now: https://lnkd.in/gCvjSj7k #domains #domainnames

Nina Ramesh, Coupang director and senior associate general counsel of intellectual property, shows us what goes into building WTR's Asia-Pacific Team of the Year. https://lnkd.in/gZsCPgcM #brandmanagement #trademarkprotection #ecommerce #APAC

In this week's Saturday opinion piece, WTR's own Tim Lince reflects on a recent trip to Brazil and some unexpected brand findings – including TikTok Cola and a Batman-themed petrol station. https://lnkd.in/gjaevp-8 #retail #brandmanagement #Brazil

Survey results: a rapidly changing IP industry; interview with new Benelux Office for Intellectual Property (BOIP) head; combatting the fake football merchandise market; plus everything we covered on WTR over the past seven days, and all you need to know from the world of trademarks. https://lnkd.in/geziGEgr #trademarks #copyright #anticounterfeiting

The Benelux Office for Intellectual Property (BOIP)’s new director general, Hugues Derème, discusses the organisation's new strategic plan, aligning priorities with the EUIPO, and exchanging best practices on IP awareness, ADR and AI. https://lnkd.in/gZGkXv5t #IP #publicpolicy #EU

In a major new project, WTR partners with sister title IAM to investigate how trademark and patent professionals differ in their sentiment towards the IP industry. https://lnkd.in/gCc-2WwQ #trademarks #IP #brandmanagement

WTR sits down with Matteo V. Amerio, the CEO of award-winning French start-up Navee – the Image Intelligence company, to discuss how the company is bringing together big-name brands and e-marketplaces to automate online monitoring. Read the full interview by WTR's Reporter, Louise Newstead: https://lnkd.in/gb9kUQzs #anticounterfeiting #AI #tech

In this guest analysis, Rouse trademark attorney Echo Zhao discusses ways in which applicants can get their marks registered the first time around, or else overcome refusals on relative grounds. https://lnkd.in/ggF9f4jb #trademarks #trademarklaw #China