How do you go about choosing suitable external IP counsel? What skills and competencies should you be looking for? What factors should be considered in addition to purely legal capabilities?
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...
written by Ingo Dauer, Group Legal Director
Founded in 1976, L’Occitane en Provence is an international brand of body, face, fragrances and home products. The group has more than 2,900 stores (more...
Interview published on WIPR September/October 2016 edition
It is often said that many people are resistant to change and unwilling to step out of their comfort zone. They like doing things the way...
By Volker Spitz, CEO, Brandstock
‘Agent benchmarking’ describes a service that we formed together with a group of large patent and trademark owners just over 5 years ago and which we have now refined...
by Volker Spitz, CEO, Brandstock
Making sure that mark-ups have not applied to official fees, or checking that incorrect exchange rates have not been applied, has not been on the IP agenda for...
by Volker Spitz, Chief Executive Officer, Brandstock
This article explains what exactly agent benchmarking is, with a particular emphasis on standard trademark and patent services. It also...
By Volker Spitz, Chief Executive Officer, Brandstock
Mergers and acquisitions of companies that involve a large volume of intellectual property, especially when spanning multiple countries, will...
Brandstock provides value to our clients by drastically simplifying administration and reducing the cost of large-scale IP projects.