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China Foreign Trademark

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.

MarkIt to Market® - August 2023: Happy to Wait! New Rules Allow for Suspension of Trademark Review Cases in China

As we previously reported, in January of this year, the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) published its Draft 5th Amendment to the Chinese Trademark Law. See here. One of the proposed amendments no...more

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.

MarkIt to Market® - August 2023

Thank you for reading the August 2023 issue of Sterne Kessler's MarkIt to Market® newsletter. This month, we conclude our series that explores ways to lose trademark rights with an examination of naked licensing, discuss a...more

Linda Liu & Partners

Strategies to Deal with Bad Faith Trademark Rights Enforcement

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The trademark system in China follows the first-to-file rule. As long as the application meets the statutory application requirements, trademark registration can be obtained, resulting in a large number of bad faith...more

Kohrman Jackson & Krantz LLP

Signature Moves: Trademarked Poses Raise Questions in IP Law

A trademark, according to the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”), can be “any word, phrase, symbol, design, or a combination of these things that identifies your goods or services.” Can a body movement be...more

Haug Partners LLP

USPTO Issues Guidelines Regarding February 15, 2020, Trademark Rule Changes

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Beginning on February 15, 2020, with very few exceptions, submissions before the US trademark office will be required to be filed digitally. Also included in the rule changes and among the most significant change,...more

International Lawyers Network

Application for the Chinese Translation of a Foreign Trademark as a Trademark with Knowledge of Likelihood of Confusion Considered...

Chinese (Mandarin) is the national language in Taiwan. To expand the market in Taiwan, many foreign companies will select the Chinese translation or transliteration of their foreign brands as locally used brands (trademarks)...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

New Amendment to Chinese Trademark Law Seeks to Combat “Bad Faith” Filers

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Seyfarth Synopsis: On April 23, 2019, the 10th Session of the Standing Committee of the 13th National People’s Congress in China (NPC) amended the Chinese Trademark Law. The changes are intended to combat the problem of...more

Orrick - Trade Secrets Group

Supreme Court May Consider ITC’s Authority Over Trade Secret Matters

Here at TSW, we continue to watch closely developments in the Sino Legend v. ITC case. In September, Sino Legend petitioned the Supreme Court for a writ of certiorari to review whether Section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930...more

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