The Taiwan Ministry of Economic Affairs has published its amended guidelines that govern hearings in trademark cases. The revisions aim to streamline and enhance the process of deciding disputes by introducing remote and preliminary hearings and provisions on judges’ disclosure of inner convictions.
IAM’s Special Report 2024 Q2 "Money, money, money” reports deeply on the growing breadth of IP financial products spreading across the globe
The Wenzhou Court has affirmed that words with certain influence and popularity are protectable under the Anti-Unfair Competition Law in a trademark-squatting case brought by tech giant Xiaomi. For rights holders of voice-activation command prompts, it is crucial to prove that their names help to identify the source of goods or services.
There is no excuse for not embracing diversity, equity and inclusion as part of the effort to attract and retain talent, but solving IP’s visibility problem is what will deliver the most meaningful results
06 July 2023
Taylor Wessing’s Christian Tenkhoff, Tamara Herzog and Sylvia Burgess-Tate outline the current issues facing brands and offer seven simple steps to prepare for the digital future
28 June 2023
Saturday opinion: The proposal to reform the Patent Trial and Appeal Board could not be more pro-patentee compared to former Senator Patrick Leahy’s attempt last Congress
24 June 2023
One 2023 US ITC ruling in a case by DISH against lululemon, Peloton Bikes, and NordicTrack, should serve as a reminder that cases can be won or lost based on the specific wording of remedial orders
15 June 2023
Chief IP officers must study new US precedent on enablement, IPR estoppel, design patent obviousness, third-party finance disclosure and attorney fee recovery
14 June 2023
Although the draft amendment was introduced to strengthen China’s Trademark Law, it contradicts itself when it comes to well-known trademarks and their reputation and fails to address key problems, such as damages pertaining to unregistered marks.
14 June 2023
Taiwan’s recently amended Trademark Act now includes: an accelerated review mechanism, regulations on trademark agents and a new indicative fair use defence against infringement – all key updates for rights holders.
07 June 2023
While the inclusion of bad faith as a separate condition for refusal in the examination, opposition and invalidation procedures is a major step toward strengthening China’s Trademark Law, critical areas of the 2023 draft amendment could be improved before it enters into force.
07 June 2023
US District Judge Brantley Starr may oversee only small numbers of patent, trade secret, trademark and copyright cases, but what if other judges follow suit?
01 June 2023
In China, the exclusive right to use a trademark is based on registration, not use. However, the obligation to use a trademark once it is registered has been strengthened by successive amendments to the Trademark Law.
31 May 2023
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