Trademark renewals: does outsourcing really save time and money?

When renewals are managed in-house, one or more people are needed to follow up with agents, set reminders, monitor deadlines, and so on for multiple marks in multiple countries around the world. It...

Topics: News, Agent Benchmarking, Trademark & Design Renewals, Law Firm, Corporation

Savings: does outsourcing really save time and money?

If you have been thinking about outsourcing your trademark renewals to an external provider, there are a number of questions that need to be addressed reflecting the concerns that many trademark...

Topics: News, Online Enforcement, Trademark & Design Renewals, Law Firm, Corporation

Accenture and Brandstock: working collaboratively

by Kristen Poggensee, Trademark Paralegal Associate Manager, Accenture

Kristen Poggensee of Accenture discusses here the benefits of working with IP management specialist Brandstock on clearing...

Topics: Brandstock Complete, Brandstock Legal, Deep Screening, Corporation

Now’s the time to clean your docket!

With a new year comes new priorities.

One of the first this year should be to clean up your trademark docket and ensure you’re in the best-possible position to meet new challenges head on.

Topics: News, IP Recordals, Corporation

IP Events Calendar 2017: are you coming?

Topics: Events, Law Firm

2017 Conference Legal Market Intelligence

Gathering decision-grade data and information to support accurate and confident choices is one of procurement's core mandates. However, getting reliable and timely legal market, supplier, and...

Topics: Events, Law Firm

Mastering relationships is the key to lasting success

Guest article by Peter Rouse, Director of Patent Annuity Costs Limited, Consultant and Author

In 2005, after spending some 25 years in and around the Law (and IP), I set about writing down what I...

Topics: News, Law Firm

How corporates manage their searches with Brandstock

On November 2, Brandstock hosted a webinar with World IP Review discussing how corporates manage their trademark searching.

Topics: News, Corporation

Are you overpaying for trademark renewals?

by Volker Spitz, CEO, Brandstock Group

Be honest: have you ever checked whether you are paying the correct official fees – not to mention competitive local law firm fees – for trademark renewals in...

Topics: News, Law Firm, Corporation