INDIA GETS SERIOUS ABOUT BRANDING; TRADEMARK APPLICATIONS INCREASE 64% FROM 2004-2009

摘要

Brand protection in India is on the rise according to a detailed intellectual property rights analysis published December 29, 2011 by Thomson CompuMark, a busi ness unit of Thomson Reuters. The special report, Trade marks in India: An Emerging Marketplace at a Critical Moment, finds that Indian trademark applications in creased by 64% from 2004 to 2009. The findings point to India's increasing prominence as a viable commercial market for the world's product developers and manufac turers. According to Thomson CompuMark Director, Jeroen Lallemand, "The trademark landscape in India is changing rapidly and it has become more important than ever to understand this market better."