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How the amended Norwegian Trade Marks Act will affect applicants and owners
The upcoming amendments to the Norwegian Trade Marks Act align law and practice with the EEA, but also provides
China issues Opinions on destroying infringing and counterfeit goods
On August 13, 2020, nine of China’s authorities including the Supreme People’s Court and the State Administration for Market
CNIPA publishes trademark infringement criteria
To help strengthen and guide trademark law enforcement, provide uniform criteria for law enforcement, strengthen the protection of exclusive
Amendments to Hong Kong’s Trade Marks Ordinance paves the way for Madrid Protocol
The Trade Marks (Amendment) Ordinance 2020 was gazetted on June 19, 2020. While the Amendment does not introduce any
Brands must take extra caution against counterfeits during Covid-19 pandemic
Enhanced online brand protection and anti-counterfeiting measures are needed due to the current pandemic: as demand from e-commerce consumers
Intellectual Property and Domains for Start-ups and Scaleups
Explores the essentials when it comes to IP and domain names for start-ups and scaleups. An expert panel focuses
Punitive damages case appears in list of top 10 IP cases from China’s Supreme People’s Court
On April 21, 2020, China’s Supreme People’s Court released a list of the top 10 intellectual property law cases
WIPO panel finds that Danish start-up Acubit engaged in reverse domain name hijacking
Technology start-up Acubit claimed that Danish trademark rules and practice should assign domain names to the relevant trademark owner.
China further curbs bad-faith trademark applications
Provisions enacted alongside China’s recently amended Trademark Law seek to effectively regulate bad-faith trademark filings including penalties through the
Balmain case highlights risk of using specialised public with low distinctive character marks
Balmain’s appeal to the General Court demonstrates that applicants should not rely on a specialised public for goods or services