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Linda Liu & Partners

Notable Points for the Use of Intellectual Property Rights and Contractual Agreements in Co-branding

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In today's extremely rich material environment, many consumers choose goods not only based on simple cost performance to decide, but are willing to pay for creativity and brand value recognition. Consumer choice trends...more

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How to select the goods/services in Chinese trademark application

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A trademark applicant should carefully declare the designated goods/services based on its current scope of business and the future development strategy in order to obtain the maximum legal protection for the future brand...more

Hogan Lovells

China: Manolo Blahnik wins back trademark after 22-year legal battle

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On 24 June 2022, China’s Supreme People’s Court (“SPC”) handed down its long-awaited retrial judgment in the MANOLO BLAHNIK trademark case. In this judgment, which was published online only a few days ago, the Supreme Court...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Important Trademark Development from China for 2022: What US Brand Owners Need to Know

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China has been speeding up its legislative efforts in protecting trademark rights and improving its trademark administration. In 2021, China issued a number of new rules and regulations on trademark practice....more

Downs Rachlin Martin PLLC

So You Think You Can Use Your Trademark Outside the US?

Trademarks are among the most valuable assets owned by companies that focus on individual consumers — from breweries to start-up app developers. Trademarks protect brands and can be found in the form of words (COCA COLA),...more

Knobbe Martens

Which Supreme Will Reign Supreme: "Legal Counterfeits" in China

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Supreme, the popular New York-based American streetwear brand, known by its iconic logo, was created by founder/CEO James Jebbia. Despite its highly successful brand recognition, the company (which operates under the...more

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Brand Benchmarking 2018: Trademark challenges and opportunities in China

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In the first of a series of articles looking in more depth at the findings of the Brand Benchmarking 2018 report, we examine trends in China and East Asia....more

Ladas & Parry LLP

Leaders League Interview With Dennis Prahl: Latest IP Challenges Faced By Brandowners

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How have the challenges facing global brand owners and their outside counsel changed? Brand threats are nothing new, but their increasingly complex nature and sophistication have resulted in the need for significantly...more

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Has the dust settled on OEM trademark infringement? China’s SPC reaffirms that OEM does not infringe on Chinese trademarks

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In a recent landmark decision, the Supreme People’s Court (“SPC”) reversed the remarkable appeal decision in the Dongfeng trademark case about Original Equipment Manufacture (“OEM”). The SPC reiterates its view expressed in...more

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China's OEM jurisprudence 1.5 years after the Pretul case: OEM use may still infringe upon Chinese trademarks

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OEM is a business model whereby a trademark owner orders its products from a manufacturer, often located abroad, who manufactures and supplies products branded with the purchasers marks instead of his own marks. In China,...more

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Hong Kong: Update - Proposed application of Madrid System of international registration

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For a long time, brand owners wishing to secure registered trade mark rights in Hong Kong have had to do so by obtaining registrations through the Hong Kong Trade Marks Registry. Even though China is a contracting party to...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

China Supreme Court Has Spoken: Long Anticipated Decision on OEMs and Trademark Use

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China has been the factory of the world for the past few decades. Countless foreign brand owners have taken advantage of the low-cost manufacturing environment and have flocked to the middle kingdom to source their goods –...more

McDermott Will & Emery

International News: Focus on Mining and Metals

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In This Issue: - Features ..Investors in Africa Benefit from Regional Trading Blocs ..Understanding the COMESA Merger Control Regime ..Protecting Your UK Business Against Departing Employees ...more

K&L Gates LLP

Brand Protection in China

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Important new amendments to the Trademark Law and The Implementing Regulations of Trademark Law of the People’s Republic of China came into effect on May 1, 2014, as mentioned in our earlier publication China Adopts First...more

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

MarkIt to Market - March 2014

In This Issue: - MARCH MADNESS - A Reminder - Changes to China's Trademark Law - INTA Annual Meeting - Hong Kong - gTLD Sunrise Periods Now Open - The March issue of Sterne Kessler's Mark It to MarketTM...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Trademark, Copyright &...

New Trademark Law in China Promises Efficiency and Enhanced Enforcement Capabilities for U.S. Brand Owners

The People’s Republic of China is considered by some to be the next great economic superpower, and U.S. companies seeking to gain a foothold in the Chinese marketplace often begin by attempting to secure trademark rights in...more

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China Trade Marks – Inclusion of Retail and Wholesale services relating to medicines and pharmaceuticals

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The China Trade Marks Office (CTMO) recently announced that from 1 January 2013 it is accepting applications to register trade marks in relation to retail or wholesale services for pharmaceutical, veterinary and sanitary...more

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