Where the signs coincide in a weakly distinctive element with regard to the goods at issue, the global assessment of the likelihood of confusion does not often lead to a finding that such likelihood exists.
How to determine compensation amounts and effectively protect rights holders’ interests is a critical point of concern. It is therefore vital to analyse patent infringement litigation cases that have awarded high compensation and which kinds of claims and evidence have been well received by Chinese courts.
Brand monetisation is an inevitable necessity for companies to enhance their core competitiveness and achieve innovative management. It is therefore imperative to explore the main ways to monetise a brand under China’s current legal environment.
Recent Supreme People’s Court judgments attempt to answer the questions of what kinds of security measures are accepted as commensurate, what the underlying theories are behind the word ‘commensurate’, and what aspects rights holders should pay attention to when adopting security measures.
27 September 2023
In our latest round-up, we look at Molson Coors being denied a retrial in the Stone Brewing dispute, Europol warning of the biggest counterfeit targets, and much more.
26 September 2023
The Belarus government has opened the country’s market to parallel imports under certain conditions.
26 September 2023
The General Court found that the relevant public could not be expected to perceive the symbol ‘Λ’ as the Greek capital letter ‘lambda’.
25 September 2023
A WTR investigation finds that some of the world’s leading YouTube content creators are becoming increasingly more sophisticated when it comes to trademark protection.
22 September 2023
The amendments notably introduce an express prohibition to the registration of signs that “evoke, usurp or imitate geographical indications and designations of origin protected under national or EU law”.
22 September 2023
More and more Chinese brands are becoming known by overseas consumers, largely thanks to the Belt and Road Initiative. It is critical that Chinese companies know how to protect their brands overseas – especially throughout the Asia-Pacific region.
22 September 2023
Internationalisation has always been the goal pursued by Taiwan’s IP legal system. Through the newest amendments to the Trademark Act, simplified registration procedures and reduced costs will encourage enterprises to invest in innovation, thereby promoting market competition and economic development.
22 September 2023
New data reveals the inconsistent rate at which damages expert opinions are excluded from US IP litigation.
21 September 2023
It was apparent from the evidence that the word ‘gladiators’ was not used independently, but formed part of games packages comprising more than a hundred games.
21 September 2023
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