Tag: Demand

Profits at Flight Centre, Australias largest travel agency, have doubled following a surge in demand from customers in its core domestic business.

In a statement to markets the agency confirmed first-half profits increased to $51.13 million (£30 million) for the six months to the end of December. This is up from $26.1 million (£15 million) for the same period in 2008.

GENEVA (Reuters) - Demand for patents and trademarks is falling this year after holding up robustly in 2008, indicating the belated impact of the economic crisis, the United Nations intellectual property agency said Friday.

However, international patent applications from countries such as China are rising as its enterprises and universities become familiar with the international patent system, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) said.