Apple’s latest China headache points to the growing strategic value of design rights

A Beijing agency’s decision last week to issue an injunction against several iPhone products has come as a blow for tech giant Apple. It also highlights that, with Chinese rights holders becoming more proactive in asserting their design rights, trademark counsel should be mindful of the country’s industrial designs regime – to avoid any pitfalls and to leverage it where possible to strengthen their IP portfolios.

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