Monthly Archives: May 2018
The pendency of China’s trademark registration to be shortened to less than four months by 2020
In April 26, Chen Wen-tong, Deputy Head of Trademark Bureau under State IP Office said that according to the Three-Year Plan of Reform on Trademark Registration Facilitation (2018 - 2020), the pendency of trademark registration will be shortened to 6[…]Read full blog
Trademark filing in China
Looking forward to filing a trademark in China? Here is what you want.[…]Read full blog
Rights to Doraemon image ruled in Beijing
The Beijing Intellectual Property Court upheld the Trademark Review and Adjudication Board’s decision over the rights to popular Japanese cartoon image Doraemon at a recent trademark hearing.[…]Read full blog
INTA Annual Meeting 2018 is at the corner
The 140th annual meeting of the International Trademark Association (INTA) will take place in Seattle, Washington from May 19-23, 2018.[…]Read full blog
Chinese courts adopt a strong attitude towards IP copycats
It may take a few years for a brand to be built, but days to be copied. Global winemaker Chateau Lafite found itself in such an infringement in 2015.
The company discovered then that a Shanghai-based firm had been importing and selling wine labeled […]Read full blog
What to do when your trademark is rejected in China?
Trademark rejection is an Office action made by CTMO according to China Trademark Law to refuse the registration of a trademark. If any dissatisfication with the reasons and the legal basis for rejection of the Trademark Office of SAIC grows from the[…]Read full blog
China to strengthen IPR protection
China will better protect intellectual property rights (IPR) to improve the business environment and attract more foreign investors, a senior intellectual property official said on Tuesday.
China treats IPR owned by domestic and foreign companies a[…]Read full blog
China's Supreme Court rules for Dior in intellectual property case and raps trademark office
The Supreme Court of China has ruled in favor of the French fashion house Christian Dior (DIOR.PA), overturning the lower court's ruling, and rapping the local trademark office for refusing an application by the firm for registration of a perfume bot[…]Read full blog
China to further shorten the cycle of trademark review
BEIJING - A State Intellectual Property Office (SIPO) official said on Thursday that China will further shorten the trademark review period to less than four months and improve existing trademark registration services by 2020.[…]Read full blog