Day: 19 June 2021

WIPO Intellectual Property – The Hague System Yearly Review 2021

19. June 2021

WIPO Intellectual Property – The Hague System Yearly Review 2021. WIPO has released the latest edition of the Hague Yearly Review providing comprehensive facts and figures on, and analysis of, the use of the Hague System in 2020. As reported earlier this year, the Hague System showed some resilience in 2020 in the face of COVID-19, the number of international applications filed dipping by only 1.7 %. … More WIPO Intellectual Property – The Hague System Yearly Review 2021

A tax on fossil carbon is more effective for a carbon border adjustment mechanism than a tax on CO2 emissions

19. June 2021

A tax on fossil carbon is more effective for a carbon border adjustment mechanism than a tax on CO2 emissions. Experts from the German nova-Institute present a tool for elegantly pricing the true cause of global warming In light of increased efforts towards climate neutrality by 2050, the European Union (EU) is working on the implementation of a so-called carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM), which would put a carbon price on imports of certain goods from outside the EU. … More A tax on fossil carbon is more effective for a carbon border adjustment mechanism than a tax on CO2 emissions

Significant recovery of the order situation

19. June 2021

Significant recovery of the order situation, In April 2021, manufacturers of Textile Care, Fabric and Leather Technologies in Germany were able to increase their incoming orders by 69 % in real terms compared to the previous year. Orders from Germany increased by 55 % and from abroad by as much as 80 %. In April, 158 % more orders came from the euro countries, while the non-euro countries increased their orders by 22 %. Turnover also increased by 9.5 % compared to the previous year. … More Significant recovery of the order situation