China’s trademark law: Evicting the squatters
Today’s blog post has been kindly drafted for us by Ms. Marie Ferey and Mr. Fabio Giacopello from HFG Law & Intellectual Property. Ms. Ferey and Mr. Giacopello use several high-profile case studies...
View ArticleIP Considerations for R&D in China
As many European SMEs are considering having their R&D-intensive business in China, so in today’s blog post, we are taking a closer look on how to protect your inventions that require research and...
View ArticleDomain Name Registration and Protection in China
Today’s blog post on domain name registration and protection in China has been kindly shared with us by China IPR SME Helpdesk external expert Daniel Albrecht from Starke Beijing. The article first...
View ArticleChinese Court Issues First GUI Case Decision
Today’s blog post has been kindly shared with us by Ferrante Intellectual Property. The article discusses a recent Beijing IP Court case on the Graphical User Interface infringement. In it’s first...
View ArticleStructural changes in IPR registration and Enforcement bodies in China
EU SMEs should be made aware of important changes made to the structure of Intellectual Property registration, management and enforcement governing bodies in China which were announced in the context...
View ArticleGeneral Office of Communist Party of China and State Council issued Opinion...
Today’s blog post has been kindly shared with us by our China IPR SME Helpdesk external expert Mr. Charles Feng from East & Concord Partners. In this article, Mr. Feng interprets and explains the...
View ArticleThe realities of doing business in China – Copyrights and Trade Marks
In today’s blog post we are taking a closer look at copyrights and trade mark rights in China. You’ll learn how to protect these right in China and how to create a comprehensive trade mark and...
View ArticleTrade Fairs in China: Steps to Protect You IPR
In today’s blog post we are taking a closer look on how European SMEs can protect their intellectual property when they attend trade fairs in China. You’ll learn how to prepare for a trade fair, what...
View ArticleIntellectuele eigendom toetsing bij buitenlandse overnames in China
In onze meest recente blog-post, vertelt externe China IPR SME Helpdesk expert Reinout van Malenstein, als Senior Counsel werkend bij HFG Law & Intellectual Property, u meer over intellectuele...
View ArticleWriting a Good Manufacturing Non-disclosure Agreement in China
In today’s blog post we are discussing how to protect IP when seeking Chinese manufacturers and will address what it takes to design an NNN (non-use, non-disclosure, and non-circumvention agreements)...
View ArticleIP Enforcement Litigation in Taiwan: Some Basics
Today’s blog post has been kindly shared with us by our external experts Mr. John Eastwood and Ms. Eve Chen from Eiger. In this article, Mr. Eastwood and Ms. Chen give a basic overview of IP...
View ArticleBlockchain and Copyright Protection
Blockchain is quickly becoming the hot topic also for IP protection in China. Today’s blog post, which has been kindly shared with us by Nancy Leon from Ferrante Intellectual Property, will be focusing...
View ArticleLafite succeeds in cancelling ‘Lafeite’ used on hotel services
A Chinese hotel named Beijing Lafeite Castle Hotel Co., Ltd. (Lafeite Hotel) in 2007 filed for the registration of the mark “拉斐特” (pronounced as “Lafeite” in Mandarin) for use on restaurant and hotel...
View ArticleE-Commerce Platforms Up, Trademark Holders Down!
The First China E-Commerce Law lightens the burden of E-commerce platforms when dealing with IPR infringements, while making it more expensive and burdensome for the holders of IP Rights! The long...
View ArticleCHINESE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY INSTITUTIONAL REFORM
In August 2018, China’s State Intellectual Property Office (SIPO) was renamed the National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA). It was reorganized under the new government body the State...
View ArticlePROTECTING YOUR IP RIGHTS WITH THE CHINESE ANTI-UNFAIR COMPETITION LAW (AUCL)
The definition of an unfair competition is given by the article 2 of the PCR Anti-Unfair Competition Law (反不正当竞争法). According to this article, an act of unfair competition is constituted when during...
View ArticleDOMAIN NAME REGISTRATION AND PROTECTION IN CHINA
With the development and usage of World Wide Web, mobile internet and mobile phones, the Chinese E-Commerce market got an enormous growth. According to “Chinese E-Commerce Market Data Monitoring Report...
View ArticleSupport for patentees from the Chinese Supreme Court?
The CNIPA’s decisions I am talking about are re-examination decisions (against a rejection decision of a patent application), and invalidation decisions (against a request for invalidation of a granted...
View ArticleTime limit missed in China? Request for restoration at CNIPA
If you missed the time limits according to patents in China, there are two options for restoring the rights before the Chinese Patent and Trademark Office (CNIPA). The procedure in China is similar to...
View ArticleUpdate of Geographical Indications Protection in China
This is the PPT by Guizeng (Wayne) Liu, as a speaker of the panel, CSA25 Geographical Indications around the World at the 141st INTA Annual Meeting in Boston, USA, May 18-22, 2019. Moderator: James...
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