WIPO: International Trademark Filings Rise 12.8% in 2010
International trademark activity recovered during 2010, according to the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), which received 39,687 applications under the 85-member Madrid System for the...
View ArticleInternational Patent & Trademark Filings Set New Record in 2011
Despite difficult economic conditions worldwide, international patent filings under the WIPO-administered Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) set a new record in 2011 with 181,900 applications – a growth...
View ArticleColombia Joins the International Trademark System
Colombia became the 87th member of the international trademark system following the deposit of its instrument of accession to the Madrid Protocol for the International Registration of Marks by Vice...
View ArticleMexico Joins the International Trademark System
Mexico’s Secretary of Economy Bruno Ferrari deposited his country’s instrument of accession to the Madrid Protocol for the International Registration of Marks with WIPO Director General Francis Gurry...
View ArticleSeventh Global Congress on Combating Counterfeiting and Piracy Opens in Istanbul
Over 850 delegates from more than 100 countries are attending the three-day meeting from 24 to 26 April that is being chaired by the World Customs Organization (WCO) and hosted by Turkish Customs with...
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