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...
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...
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...
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.
On November 2, Brandstock hosted a webinar with World IP Review discussing how corporates manage their trademark searching.
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...
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...
Brandstock provides value to our clients by drastically simplifying administration and reducing the cost of large-scale IP projects.