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RSSTrade mark registration in India: traps and challenges
Want to know more about the situation regarding trade mark registration in India? Our expert Hana Onderkova gives you her insight.
Invalidity of a design (Case T 256/21) and All I Want for Christmas Is You
Case law from the General Court concerning a request for invalidity of an RCD and a copyright infringement claim over Mariah Carey’s Christmas song.
Philippines: Amendments to the Rules and Regulations on Inter Partes Proceedings to take effect on 30 June 2022
The Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPO) recently issued IPO Memorandum Circular No. 2022-013 or the Amendments to the ...
Why CNIPA doesn't suspend Trademark procedures in case of pending prejudicial procedure
China’ Trademark Law provides no guidance for the suspension or coordination of dependent cases, although there are provisions in the rules of certain procedures. Fabio Giacopello of HFG shines a light onto this murky area and provides actionable advice.
Deichmann vs Munich case. The Opinion of the Advocate General in Louboutin-Amazon case
Recent case law from the Court of Justice.
Out Now: New Factsheet on Trade Secret Protection in India
The new publication shines light on the ever-increasing importance of trade secrets for a company's business strategy and provides guideance on how to protect trades secrets on the Indian market.
Revised Law on intellectual property discussed at National Assembly
HÀ NỘI – The National Assembly (NA) yesterday confirmed the necessity of completing legal provisions on the dissemination and use of the National Flag, the National Emblem and the National Anthem to meet the requirements and ensure the sanctity of the national symbols.
WIPO Publishes New Patent Landscape Report: Hydrogen Fuel Cells in Transportation
A new Patent Landscape Report on “Hydrogen fuel cells in transportation” has just been published by the World Intellectual Property Office (WIPO). The report finds that there has been a significant increase in patent filings both in fuel cells in general and their application in transportation.
EUIPO's Short Film "IPdentical" Wins First Prize at Lens Awards 2022
"IPdentical: Imagine a world without creativity" tells the story of a young girl who lives in a retro-futuristic dystopia where intellectual property does not exist
Register and protect you Intellectual Property in Mexico
How do I protect my trade mark? What are the steps to register a patent? Can I extend the protection of my EU trade mark, design or patent to Mexico? How is the best way to combine patent and trade secrets protection?
A Perfect World Of Litigation In China Is In Front Of Us
The CN Supreme Court published its Opinion on Strengthening Blockchain Application in the Judicial field on 23 May 2022 at the link below, which also has an English translation of the Opinion
Trade Mark Protection in the Metaverse: Indian Trade Marks Registry Sees Filing Activities in Related Classes
Two recent IP blogposts spotlight examples of trade mark filing activities in the US, EU and India surrounding brand protection in this new online environment.
The situation regarding counterfeits in India, as compared to China
Experts from the India helpdesk has received a specific question several times: how does India compare to China when it comes to counterfeiting and IP enforcement. We shed some light on the matter in this blog post.
Singapore: The Intellectual Property Office of Singapore enhances existing programs to strengthen IP protection
The Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) has extended its SG IP FAST Program and increased funding under the Revised Enhanced Mediation Promotion Scheme (REMPS) to encourage businesses to protect their IP.
Singapore: Successful opposition to a request for a qualification to geographical indication application by Consorzio del Formaggio Parmigiano Reggiano
Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited ("Requester") filed a request for qualification in respect of the registered Geographical Indication No. 50201900057U for ...
Singapore: The difficulty of registering slogans reaffirmed in the matter of a trademark application by Arangur UG (haftungsbeschrankt)
Arangur UG (haftungsbeschrankt) ("Applicant") sought to register "PARTY LIKE GATSBY" ("Application Mark") as a trademark claiming the organization of entertainment events in Class 41 and services for ...
Intellectual Property in the Metaverse. Episode III: Patents
The third part of our monthly publications on the topic IP in the Metaverse is out!
New adhesion to the Latin America Network of IP and gender: INPI Brazil
So far, INPI (Argentina), INPI (Brazil), INAPI (Chile), SIC (Colombia), SENADI (Ecuador), INDECOPI (Peru), ONAPI (Dominican Republic), DNPI (Uruguay), RNP (Costa Rica), SIC (Colombia), IMPI (Mexico), WIPO (as an honorary member), and now INPI Brazil, are all members.
Out Now: New Factsheet Tackling IP in the Pharma & Healthcare Sectors in India
The latest addition to the team's factsheet library offers EU SMEs general guidelines on how to protect and manage their intellectual property in India when operating in the pharmaceutical and healthcare sectors.
Are Game Show Formats in Vietnam Protected by Copyright?
TV game shows play an important role in the Vietnamese entertainment industry, as in the global market. Many well-known game shows from other countries have been franchised or licensed for ...