Trade mark survey: Introduction: ACTA gives hope to trade mark owners
01 March 2009
Managing Intellectual Property
Peter Ollier introduces the Managing IP trade mark survey results, and looks at how a proposed trade agreement could help tackle global counterfeiting and piracy
In the second part of Managing IP's biggest ever survey of the leading IP law firms, it is now the turn of the trade mark practices to be ranked in tiers for prosecution and contentious work. And despite the global economic crisis and the ever gloomier outlook for business, trade mark work is still piling up.
Filing work is declining as firms look to cut costs. OHIM released statistics last month showing that Community trade mark applications declined in 2008 for the first time since 2002. But trade mark practitioners predict a rise in enforcement work: "As times get tougher, it will be the case that counterfeiting will get worse" says Chris Jordan, partner of Davies Collison Cave in Australia.
As the economic situation worsens two factors are driving the increase: some consumers have decided to cut costs by buying fakes and governments in some developing countries are losing interest...
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