Did you know that every minute 219 counterfeit goods are detained in the EU? Fact is that the value of intercepted goods in 2012 was still extremely high, at nearly €1 billion. The EU Counterfeiting Report 2012 in detail gives statistics on the type, provenance and transport method of counterfeit products detained at the EU's external borders. According to the report, cigarettes accounted for a large number of interceptions (31%), miscellaneous goods (e.g. bottles, lamps, glue, batteries, washing powder) were the next largest category (12%), followed by packaging materials (10%). Postal and courier packages accounted for around 70% of customs interventions in 2012, with 23% of the detentions in postal traffic concerning medicines.   Weiterlesen über Counterfeiting in the EU - One Minute in the life of the EU Customs

The world's fifth largest national patent and trade mark office (GPTO / DPMA) has now published its annual report 2012 English, which includes information and statistics all around patents, trademarks, utility models, designs etc.                      Weiterlesen über The 2012 Annual Report 2012 of the German Patent and Trade Mark Office

By chance we came across this piece of artwork called "The Corporate States of America". It is a graphic design developed by the writer, graphic artist and photographer Steve Lovelace. As trademark and design enthusiasts, we thought we must share this with you. (c) 2012 Steve Lovelace Weiterlesen über Where US trademarks are headquartered - "The Corporate States of America" - a Piece of ART

S.M.D. Markeur just recently published the top 20 applicants of Community Trademarks 2012:   For more information please be referred to the source: Country Index of S.M.D. Markeur Weiterlesen über Top Community Trademark Applicants 2012