In China, the trademark system is based on the “first-to-file” system, which means that the first company or person
A couple of years ago a successful German chef with a restaurant in Rome called for protection of recipes. And
Once upon a time most of us believed that everything seen or told on television was true … and
If you ask us, we will say that you shall register your trademark as you use it and use
I recently wrote about a pending court case regarding an imported counterfeit Rolex watch. The importer, a private person,
On July 24, the European Commission published a press release concerning its report on seizure of counterfeit goods during
At Awapatent we are dedicated people: to our clients and to IP, Intellectual Property. This dedication means that we
The following amendments to the Taiwanese trademark Act has been announced by the authorities. The effective date is however
Trademark Infringements in Social Networks Last year, in 2010, Facebook passed 500 million users. That’s more than the population
When will the Marketing Director and the Board start evaluating trademarks in actual money? Hopefully very soon, since the