Changing Trends in Trademark Field @ Thomson Compumark’s Trademark Report
Posted: 7/29/2014 by Prashant Dey in
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In 2013 Thomson Compumark published Trademark Report, which covered over 186 countries. That report clearly depicted a significant change from 2012 to 2013 in the composition of the top 10 countries with the most published trademarks. Brazil showed the largest increase in published trademark with 53 percent growth over 2012. China dominate the 2013 list and countries like India, Mexico, and Taiwan showed a significant improvement replacing United Kingdom, Germany, and Canada. These statics clearly reveals the changing trend of trademark filing from developed nations to developing nations.
The top five Classes of published trademarks across all countries are:
Class 35 — advertising and business management;
Class 9 — data processing equipment and computers;
Class 25 — clothing, footwear, and headgear;
Class 41 — education, entertainment, sports, and culture; and
Class 5 — pharmaceutical and veterinary preparations.
(This news was originally published on website of National Law Review)