Organisation: Industrial and Commercial Bank of China

We reveal the law firms filing the most trademarks on behalf of the likes of Amazon, Apple, Google and Facebook.

11 April 2024

We examine the application activity of the companies behind the 10 most valuable brands in the world, ahead of fresh data analysis revealing the law firm partners filing on their behalf.

10 April 2024

We reveal the law firms filing the highest number of trademarks and patents for the world’s 10 most valuable brands.

23 March 2023

Chinese representatives are filing almost a fifth of all trademarks for the world’s most valuable brands, according to WTR data analysis, but a drop in filings could lead to reduced partnership opportunities.

23 March 2023

Gucci’s and Tiffany’s attempts to freeze assets located in Chinese banks have hit a roadblock. While the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit upheld a court’s authority to freeze assets under the Lanham Act - further cementing one of the most successful tools that brands have against counterfeiting - it made clear that a district court may enforce an injunction against a non-party only where it has personal jurisdiction over that non-party.

13 October 2014

New research identifies the most valuable Chinese brands, providing an insight into how innovation is being driven by consumer demand. Crucially, the push to establish market-leading brands should provide a boost to the country’s IP system.

08 January 2013

The seventh annual Brandz survey has revealed a strong showing for Chinese brands. Thirteen names from China feature on this year’s list of the 100 most valuable brands in the world, which has seen a rise in the Chinese representation every year since the survey began.

28 May 2012