Anti-counterfeiting efforts have become a cost of doing business, with many companies allocating significant resources to fighting counterfeits, utilising technology and working closely with key stakeholders. INTA takes a close look at the ever-increasing sophistication of counterfeiters and argues that more must be done to combat the scourge of fake goods entering the market.
While Europe remains the “cool kid” of innovation, WIPO's latest Global Innovation Index reveals that innovation growth does not always translate into impact.
Shenzhen, the Zhejiang and Jiangsu provinces and Beijing have enacted data IP registration-related legal documents, responding to calls for the establishment of a data property rights system. Beijing’s efforts highlight it as a pilot area for national data IP work.
Analysis of global register data reveals thousands of pre-existing X marks, including some owned by major tech rivals.
01 August 2023
Robert Reading, director of government and content strategy at Clarivate, weighs in on why the recent surge of 'random letter trademarks' at the USPTO might be more harmful than it seems.
24 June 2023
Inbound filings at the Mexican and Brazilian trademark offices rose at the start of 2023, despite declining elsewhere in Latin America, WTR analysis uncovers.
19 June 2023
USPTO trademark commissioner and attorneys respond after agency suffers a “data security incident” involving the private domicile addresses of trademark applicants being made publicly viewable.
15 June 2023
Foreign filings at the Chinese trademark office have more than doubled since the end of last year, Fovea IP data shows.
12 June 2023
UK applicants filed 10% more trademark applications abroad in the first four months of 2023 than they did at the end of last year, Fovea IP data shows.
08 June 2023
Brand protection experts reveal their top tips for cross-industry enforcement.
13 April 2023
Industry leaders point to an evolution in the role of the brand professional in a preview of our upcoming Trademark Elite Panels report.
04 February 2023
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