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WTR Brand Elite analysis: June 2022

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A rocky month in the stock markets saw the WTR Brand Elite drop eight points through June. The index is now at its lowest value since November 2020. 

18 July 2022

10 biggest corporate trademark portfolios revealed

We reveal the 10 companies with the biggest active trademark portfolios in China, Europe and the United States

07 July 2022

Brand Tracker: January-April 2022

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Filing activity is continuing to decline among 25 of the world’s leading corporations, according to the latest WTR Brand Tracker data.

15 June 2022

Global filing growth slows, suggesting 2022 decline in applications, Clarivate report warns

Trademark filing growth slowed considerably in 2021, data reveals, suggesting that the volume of trademark applications filed globally is likely to decline this year.

09 May 2022

Brand Tracker: September-December 2021

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WTR provides key data insights into the trademark activity of the world’s biggest companies between September and December 2021.

23 February 2022

Microsoft CEO tops guardianship index but female leadership hits new low

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has been crowned the leader of this year’s Brand Guardianship Index. But as tech brands dominate the rankings, female representation drops to a woeful 5%.

27 January 2022

Brand Tracker: May-August 2021

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Samsung seeks greater protection for its UTG brand, while Microsoft focuses on core name and products.  

05 November 2021

Superbuy and WeGoBuy need to be on counterfeit enforcement radars

Two of the biggest Chinese shipping agents appear to be helping to make buying counterfeits more convenient and therefore worsening the battle against fakes, argues our Saturday opinion.

16 October 2021

Why 2021 could be the year China’s trademark volume starts to decline

A decade of explosive growth has greatly altered the country’s IP and brand ecosystems, but preliminary numbers indicate negative growth is a very real possibility this year.

17 September 2021

Asia-Pacific trends and top filers: 2020

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WTR’s annual Asia-Pacific deep dive is here, revealing 2020’s top corporate and law firm filers, major trends and everything in between.

19 August 2021

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