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A new study reveals that, while domain names are overwhelmingly regarded as an important part of a company’s IP strategy, it is the IT team that is currently taking the lead on domain acquisition and security.

27 January 2021

New research from WTR reveals where people searching for counterfeit goods are residing, uncovering a significant difference between brands. 

13 January 2021

NovumIP has published its ‘IP industry outlook 2021’ report, which charts the toll of the covid-19 pandemic on IP operations.

12 January 2021

The latest findings of WTR’s exclusive research collaboration project with Scamadviser.com reveal that consumers are starting to return to physical marketplaces to purchase counterfeit goods.

15 December 2020

New research reveals that consumers purchasing fake goods, either deliberately or unintentionally, are turning away from physical stores and markets and increasingly looking online. The results highlight how policing strategies should be adapted to current purchasing trends.

05 October 2020

New research from WTR reveals the brand protection challenges being faced by trademark professionals during the covid-19 crisis, finding practitioners facing significant salary cuts, increased infringement and the spectre of budgets being slashed.

12 May 2020

WTR’s annual Global Trademark Benchmarking Survey demonstrates that diversity and inclusion programmes are now the norm at corporate level, but good intentions are no longer enough for law firms experiencing growing client demand for concrete policies.

24 March 2020

A new study has revealed that a third of UK and European businesses remain uncertain of what their trademark registration strategy will be after the UK leaves the European Union.

23 January 2020

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This year’s Global Trademark Benchmarking Survey provides unique insight into how trademark practice operations are built and managed – uncovering corporate trademark strategies, revealing team budgets and exploring the interplay with internal stakeholders.

01 May 2019

Research has found that a significant portion of people studying and teaching at higher educational institutions in India have no awareness of intellectual property rights. 

25 September 2018