| Author (Corporate) | Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market |
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| Series Title | Alicante News |
| Series Details | No.3, March 2012 (Editorial) |
| Publication Date | March 2012 |
| Content Type | Journal | Series | Blog |
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The World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) revealed, in March 2012, that 2011 was the best year ever for trade marks filed under the Madrid System for the International Registration of Marks, with a total of 42,270 applications. This represents an increase of 6.5% on the figure for 2010. In terms of the geographical origin of international trade mark filings, more than half of all international trade mark applications came from member states of the European Union (57.4%), while China remained the most designated country for protection. Also, for the first time the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (OHIM) knocked Germany off the top spot, filing a total of 5,859 international applications in 2011 – nearly 25% up on the previous year. |
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| Source Link | http://oami.europa.eu/ows/rw/pages/OHIM/OHIMPublications/newsletter/1203/editorial.en.do |
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| Subject Categories | Internal Markets |
| Countries / Regions | Europe |
