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”.
Often, foreign applicants fail to obtain trademark registration in China because they do not have a robust understanding of the Chinese Trademark Law, or the CNIPA’s regulations. How to choose goods and services and the importance of formality issues should be heeded when filing an application.
Letters of consent are not only a legal issue, but are crucial for consumer protection. As China shifts from high-speed growth to high-quality development, the CNIPA is changing its attitude to letters of consent in prosecution procedures.
The country’s trademark infringement judgment criteria are set for a significant overhaul in coming years, compelling rights holders to closely analyse differences between the current and proposed legislation.
25 August 2023
A draft amendment to Taiwan’s Trademark Act is set to replace the post-registration opposition system with invalidation proceedings. It will introduce a trial and appeal board and will allow third parties to submit observations during the pre-registration examination process.
24 August 2023
The EU General Court has found that two marks, CAMEL ACTIVE and CAMEL CROWN, are confusingly similar, in contrast to an earlier ruling by the Paris Court of Appeal on the same issue.
24 August 2023
An EU trademark challenge underlines the rules surrounding the submission of evidence of genuine use, in cases of late submission and the combined use of multiple marks.
23 August 2023
An EU General Court ruling has found in favour of a foreign company operating under a trade name in Germany, accepting evidence brought for the first time at appeal.
22 August 2023
Procedures for trademark revocation and declarations of invalidity will now be initiated before the Slovenian Intellectual Property Office.
17 August 2023
New data reveals that INTA is engaging in more political lobbying in Washington DC than ever before.
16 August 2023
In our latest round-up, we look at the Mongolian IP office and the USPTO pledging cooperation, a security company launching an anti-cyber-attack tool for law firms, and much more.
15 August 2023
A recent case emphasises the need to align the register of companies and the register of trademarks as regards the reservation of company names.
15 August 2023
This week’s Saturday opinion considers bills being proposed in South Korea to increase the responsibility and liability of e-commerce platforms in combatting counterfeiting.
12 August 2023
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