X trademark abuse leniency; USPTO pendency plan; digital piracy Congress hearing; 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.

Monday 11 December

USPTO trademark commissioner David Gooder expands on the agency’s ambitious trademark pendency plan.

We head Down Under to explore brand protection strategies at the Australian border.

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Tuesday 12 December

A small business owner in the Philippines expresses confidence in an ongoing dispute with Louis Vuitton.

Ferrari launches an anti-counterfeiting reward scheme, adidas joins Roblox, Bukalapak signs an IP-focused memorandum of understanding, and more.

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Wednesday 13 December

Brand protection improves on X, but the platform is now “more lenient” towards trademark abuse, rights holders report.

The Brazil IP office celebrates a birthday, the EUIPO boosts its case law search, France reports recent anti-counterfeiting data, and more, in this week’s IP office updates.

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Thursday 14 December

Entertainment and sports broadcasting executives call on the US Congress to adopt no-fault injunctive relief in the fight against digital piracy.

Data analysis reveals similarities in the trademark filing strategies of Japanese cosmetics giants Kosé and Shiseido.

We offer insights on working with Customs in the Czech Republic.

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Friday 15 December

The most active US district court judges are more likely to grant critical trademark motions, WTR data analysis finds.

A Chinese copyright ruling on AI-generated images leads to fallout overseas.

BURGER KING is declared well known in India, AI art is refused protection in the United States, UKTV rebrands as U, and more.

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Saturday 16 December

An IP practitioner in Iran offers her observations on the value of intellectual property to local women entrepreneurs and progress in the field, in this week’s opinion column.

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