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.
We’re going beneath the surface using Docket Navigator data about ITC trade secret cases in light of Samsung Display’s new allegations against BOE
20 November 2023
IP experts offered their strategic advice for protecting and monetising intangible assets in São Paulo
13 November 2023
You may not know SkyBell Technologies’ name due to its B2B model, but now its executives are opening up about the role patent licensing plays in the company’s growth and success
08 November 2023
A patent team’s success relies on chief IP officer’s ability to lead oneself, act impactfully, empower the team, and lead strategically
25 October 2023
Modern enterprises on the quest to unlock their intellectual property’s latent worth need a proactive approach characterised by identification, safeguarding, strategic stewardship, collaboration, and robust enforcement
19 October 2023
The courts in China generally maintain in foreign-related OEM cases that affixing a trademark to a product should be deemed as use and that there is also a possibility of confusion. While some manufacturers have successfully defended themselves against claims of infringement, the cost is often high.
27 September 2023
While the Trademark Law allows for parties to petition against a mark’s registration, it remains challenging for foreign companies to prove that a registered trademark should be invalidated, as collecting evidence of prior use and influence in China, as well as to show another party's bad faith, is becoming increasingly hard.
27 September 2023
Trademark squatting has many forms. If a trademark is registered by your distributor or partner, there is still a chance that the trademark can be retrieved.
27 September 2023
New research study on the exclusion of IP damages experts’ opinions, which reveals trends by US district court, IP case type and damages calculation method, could help chief IP officers better control litigation spend
20 September 2023
While new SAMR measures now provide a clear framework for handling corporate name disputes and specify some punitive measures, they only address conflicts between corporate names – not increasingly prevalent disputes between these and prior trademarks.
20 September 2023
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