Category: Insights

Goods in Transit: When is a Fake not a Fake?!

You are, or you represent, a holder of rights. You become aware that some goods which you consider counterfeit

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Court of Justice of the EU confirms zero or negative duration for SPCs

On 8 December 2011, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) issued its judgment in case C-125/10

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A visit to the Copenhagen office

This week has so far been one of the most interesting weeks in the Specialist programme (soon to be

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Changes in the Taiwanese Patent Act

Further to our information relating to the Taiwanese Trademark Act, the Legislative Yuan on November 29, 2011, passed the

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Changes in the Taiwanese Trademark Act

The following amendments to the Taiwanese trademark Act has been announced by the authorities. The effective date is however

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The Carpenter’s Apprentice

After five weeks of practise at my home office, I have started to think of myself as a carpenter’s

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Focus on China

The fact that China is growing in importance is well known. To Awapatent, this growth is visible in our

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Don’t be in the wrong room!

Someone once said that “if you are the smartest person in the room, you are in the wrong room”.

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New draft on China Trademark Law

The Chinese authorities recently published the third revised draft of the China Trademark Law for public opinion. The draft

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Design Concepts – Out of the Bottle

On 20 October 2011, the Court of Justice rendered their first decision on a registered Community design. The decision

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