Organisation: Robert Bosch GmbH

Bosch to expand Origify anti-counterfeiting technology to benefit luxury and FMCG brands

As Bosch’s authentication technology looks to expand into the luxury and FMCG markets, WTR asks whether a greater uptake would make it truly game-changing in the fight against fakes.

28 March 2024

EUIPO trends and top filers: 2021/22

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French personal care powerhouse L'Oréal was the leading corporate applicant for EU trademarks in the 12 months preceding 1 May 2022, some way ahead of second-placed Philip Morris,  EUIPO data reveals. 

04 July 2022

EUIPO trends and top filers: 2019/20

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World Trademark Review’s annual EUIPO focus assesses current office processes, reveals the most proactive filers and explores how the agency has responded to the impact of covid-19 on its employees, users and offerings.

08 July 2020

No special test for short marks, says the appointed person

This decision highlights that all marks, irrespective of their number of letters, are subject to the well-established principles for the assessment of the visual, aural and conceptual similarities. 

25 June 2020

EUIPO trends and top filers: 2018/19

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Less than a year into Christian Archambeau’s tenure as executive director, the EUIPO is laying the groundwork for future expansion. World Trademark Review’s annual focus on the office assesses current operations, reveals the most proactive filers and explores how the agency is taking a global view of trademarks.

29 July 2019

EUIPO trends and top filers: 2017/18

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With the EUIPO looking towards a future under new leadership, we asked practitioners for their take on the office’s current operations and activities, and the challenges that the new management will face.

30 August 2018

EUIPO trends and top filers: 2014/15

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While European trademark practice is on the cusp of significant change, the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market’s (OHIM) gaze is firmly focused on the present. In this year’s annual OHIM survey we asked users to assess the office’s current performance and the likely impact that the legislative package will have once enacted

01 September 2015

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