Trademark applications have fallen 30pc from their peak, indicating the decline in business activity and new product launches.
Just a hunch, something in the back of my mind.
Didn´t the law on trademarks change a few years back, meaning that everyone had to reapply?
If so, a decline from that peak isn´t a sign of declining business activity at all, is it?
I suppose it depends on how they count – does this relate purely to new applications only?