Over the past decade, the rapid growth in e-commerce has increased consumers' choice and access to goods online. This has led consumers to turn to significant e-commerce stores, including Alibaba, Amazon, eBay and Facebook, to buy everyday goods.
Though almost all e-commerce in these stores is legitimate, they can also be abused by those seeking to sell and distribute counterfeit and pirated goods. This undermines legitimate business, can be damaging to rights holders and can be harmful to consumers.
You can make use of your trademark by granting licenses, using for loans, selling it transferring ownership, merging with other companies, and leveraging it through marketing efforts.
Valuing your intellectual property
Like other forms of property, you can buy, sell and license IP, it is important you understand the value your trade mark, patent or design.
How Trademark Earlier Rights Can Protect Your Brand
Trade marks, like various other kinds of copyright (IP), are company possessions. Therefore, they might have substantial financial worth if you choose to market or certify them. See how to earn them here.
Step by Step Guide to register your trademark in UK
IPO issues fresh warning to beware of misleading invoices
Customers should not pay these, and should always report them to the IPO. Read on to get the full guidance on the scam.
A foreign national with habitual residence in China can apply at the trademark registration hall or through the trademark online application system by himself/herself. When the foreign national decides to apply directly at the trademark registration.
