INTA Annual Meeting highlights; football filing data; secondary market protection; and much more

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.

INTA Annual Meeting

All this week, the WTR editorial team has been on the ground in Atlanta to present you key highlights from this year’s INTA Annual Meeting.

INTA CEO Etienne Sanz de Acedo, 2024 president Dana Northcott and Bernice King, daughter of Martin Luther King Junior, officially opened the event on Sunday.

On Monday, we perused the INTA merchandise stand, conducted an unofficial ‘.sucks’ election poll, and even had a visit from US president Joe Biden.

On Tuesday, we reported that the 2023 INTA presidential taskforce has released a user-friendly media toolkit for reporting IP stories, while Clarivate and Corsearch have launched enhanced tools.

Tuesday night, we hosted this year’s WTR Industry Awards at an exclusive ceremony at the Southern Exchange Ballrooms. Discover which trademark teams were announced the winners.

Zombie, AI, copyright and patents were among the talking points of the final day.

Elsewhere this week

Manchester United regains the global trademark crown, as Mbappé, Bellingham and Haaland expand their brand portfolios.

Brands are urged to embrace #dupe culture, Nordstrom and Patagonia settle a dispute, and more.

IPOPHL issues its first website-blocking request, China and France pledge GI cooperation, and Finland warns of scammers posing as the IP office.

Filing activity resumes at IP Australia after a significant decline in 2022, despite a drop in Madrid applications.

An exclusive interview with StockX reveals how secondary markets fight counterfeiters. 

Christian Louboutin settles a red sole dispute, Dolce & Gabbana is sued over an NFT project, MTN’s brand value declines, and more.

We examine Microsoft’s trademark litigation data to identify trends across US courts.

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Special Report

WTR’s latest Special Report examines the future of brand protection on social media, offering insights and strategies to help brand owners mitigate the risks and seize new opportunities for brand growth in an evolving digital world.