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The First Registered Trademark: Bass & the Red Triangle (1876)
The first registered trademark in the world was the Bass Brewery red triangle, filed on 1 January 1876 under t...
Guild Marks & Hallmarks: The Medieval Roots of Trademarks
The history of hallmarks begins in medieval Europe, where craft guilds first punched symbols into precious met...
The History of the NICE Classification & the 45 Trademark Classes
The NICE Classification is the international system that sorts every possible good and service into 45 numbere...
Luxury Brands & the Fight Against Counterfeits Through History
Counterfeiting is not a modern problem — it stretches back over 2,000 years, from forged Roman wine seals to t...