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Have faith in bad faith?
Swedish furniture retailer IKEA has lost the rights to its trademark in Indonesia. The Indonesian Supreme Court has cancelled
Revised PACE programme from 1 January 2016
The programme for accelerated prosecution of European Patent Applications (PACE) allows applicants to request that the European Patent Office
Changes to the European Trademark system
Classification reform – Article 28 (8) As we mentioned in our blog on 18 January 2016, a new regulation
OEM activities in China do not amount to trademark infringement
The PRC Supreme People’s Court has decided that OEM activities in China do not amount to trademark infringement (however,
Unitary SPCs in Europe after all?
As readers of this blog know, we at Awapatent are actively following the exciting developments in the creation of
Moncler secured victory with a substantial Damages Award
Italian brand Moncler secured victory against Chinese infringer with a substantial Damages Award In a so-called “landmark” decision by
Exclusive competence of the UPC – is it time to develop opt-out strategies?
The Agreement on a Unified Patent Court (UPCA), “the Court”, will enter into force four months after the 13th
Reform of the European Trademark System
After some years work on aligning and improving the European trademark system a new legislative package on trademarks has
Potential market size for Unitary Patents is 25% larger than for US patents and 90% larger than for traditional European patents
As you might already know, a European patent application is examined by the European Patent Office (EPO). If a
The fight against fake drugs in Africa
About 100,000 deaths a year in Africa are linked to the counterfeit drugs trade, according to the World Health