In the first of a three-part series of articles, Jayne McClelland, a trademark attorney at Syngenta, discusses best practices for creating, clearing and registering trademarks and her collaboration...
Whenever a company undergoes a major change, IP counsel should think about whether any recordal and assignment work is required. Sometimes it’s obvious. If you acquire another company, there will...
by Anna Popova, Director IP Recordals, Brandstock
Mention recordals to most in-house IP lawyers and the invariable response is, understandably perhaps, one of fear and loathing; fear of what can go...
by Elena Galletti, Director Marketing & Key Account Management, Brandstock
Following on from our article entitled ‘Top10 priorities to consider when planning your next recordal project’ we are...
By Thomas Golda, Director Searches, Brandstock
In the fast changing world of Intellectual Property, many more companies are now moving beyond the more traditional word mark protection to establish...
by Volker Spitz, CEO, Brandstock
While trademark lawyers rarely share the same opinion, all would agree that to launch a new product or service without first investigating prior rights is to risk not...
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 Anna Popova, Director IP Recordals, Brandstock
Is your corporation involved in a planned or recent merger or acquisition; divestiture; renaming; or some other restructuring that will impact your...
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...
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