Monthly Archives: March 2019
ROUGHNECK Denied TM Registration for Negative Meaning
In an English- Chinese dictionary, roughneck means rude, or a rude fellow, or a noisy and rude fellow. But does it matter for trademark registration? A U.S. firm specialized in making safety gloves attempted to register ROUGHNECK and was denied for i[…]Read full blog
Big Steps Taken to Improve IP Protection
Property rights are at the very core of functional market economies.[…]Read full blog
Trademark "ZARA" Gains Cross-Class Protetion in China
"ZARA" trademark application was filed by one individual surnamed Pan for the trademark to be used on Class 43 services including restaurants and cafeterias.[…]Read full blog