Brand rights into brand value
[Part 2 of our Brand Rights blog series] “The coverage of brand right registrations and the degree of distinctiveness of brand elements significantly affect how strong or weak the brand rights are in the market”, says Jani Kaulo. He describes factors that influence the formation of brand value.
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Technology company Beneq increases brand value
"There is a correlation between a strong brand and profitability," says Tommi Vainio, President at Beneq. The technology company, which has grown its revenue with several tens of percent over the past years, has increased its investments in brand rights to secure profitable growth and strengthen the value of the BENEQ® brand.
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Brand elements into brand rights
[Part 1 of our Brand Rights blog series] "The higher the added value brought by the brand is and the weaker its elements are protected by brand rights, the bigger temptation and opportunity it leaves for your competitors to benefit from imitating or directly copying your brand," writes Jani Kaulo in his blog. This article kicks off our blog series delving into the strategic care and management of brand rights – not forgetting practical advice and tips for brand owners.
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Who's Who Legal ranks Jani Kaulo as one of the world's leading trademark lawyers
Who’s Who Legal (WWL) has named Jani Kaulo, Managing Partner of KAULO & PARTNERS, as one of the world’s highest-ranked lawyers in the category of Intellectual Property – Trademarks in its IP 2023 listing released in August.
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Using copyrighted work in AI training
Significant strides have been made in the development and accessibility of artificial intelligence (AI) to ordinary users in recent years. However, along with this progress, various copyright-related issues have also emerged for consideration relating to the usage of copyrighted materials in AI training, as described by our legal trainee Sofia Järvinen in her blog.
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