Data Analysis

There has been a sharp increase in filings for service by alternative means since 2017, with high success rates that climb even higher when brought before popular judges.

29 December 2023

Clarivate’s director of content strategy, IP, Robert Reading, reflects on the year’s biggest filing trends – and offers his predictions on what to expect from applicants in 2024.

26 December 2023

Data analysis suggests that while major Chinese representatives have experienced a downturn in prosecution work over the past three years, leading representatives elsewhere are enjoying a slow but steady increase.

21 December 2023

WTR data analysis uncovers the companies filing the highest number of trademarks in-house – and those filing the highest number across the globe.

20 December 2023

Popular district court judges more often make decisions that favour the plaintiff, with one having not denied a preliminary injunction since 2018.

15 December 2023

Japanese cosmetics manufacturers Kosé and Shiseido may vary in their net sales, but data analysis reveals similar trademark filing strategies.

14 December 2023

Data shows a popular, challenger-friendly court with an unexpected top asserting party.

01 December 2023

Trademark filing data reveals significant foreign interest and localised exports, with an unusual top filer last year.

29 November 2023

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The WTR Brand Elite fell two points in October, hitting its lowest value this year. Yet technology companies – led by Microsoft – bucked the negative trend.

17 November 2023

WTR data analysis uncovers the law firms responsible for protecting the world’s most valuable media brands.

16 November 2023