The case is a complicated trademark infringement dispute between a world-famous hotel brand and its former licensee who committed trademark infringement after the license has been terminated.
This case was a milestone victory for the Defendant, the attorneys at Chang Tsi & Partners, and for the legal industry in China.
This case is a trademark infringement case with significant influence in the industry from 2019 to 2020.
The China National Intellectual Property Administration (“CNIPA”) announced the latest amendments to the Patent Examination Guidelines (hereinafter referred to as the “Guidelines”), part of which became effective as of November 1, 2019 and the rest as of February 1, 2020. This article aims to provide some practical advice on the highlights of the revisions.
CNIPA recently issued a new regulation “Provisions Regulating the Application for Trademark Registration” (hereinafter may be referred to as “Provision”) as guidelines for the implementation of the new trademark law. The “Provision” will be effective as of December 1, 2019.
The criminal lawsuit represented by Chang Tsi & Partners against Chen in Shanghai was award “2019 Top 10 Intellectual Property Protection Case” by Shanghai intellectual property administration, in which Chen’s sales of sanitary products with a “TOTO” counterfeit trademark constituted the crime of selling products bearing counterfeited registered trademark
Chang Tsi & Partners on behalf of BOE Technology Group Co, Ltd and Beijing Orient Vacuum Electric Co, Ltd. won the case of BOE Technology Group Co,Ltd. & Beijing Orient Vacuum Electric Co, Ltd. Suing Wenzhou BOE Vacuum Electric Co, Ltd. unfair competition.
In daily trademark practice, we frequently receive inquires from our clients about how to protect works of fine art under copyright and/or trademark law.
This is a case in which a shell company established in Hong Kong seeks unreasonable compensation by squatting trademarks and bringing a lawsuit against a multinational corporation for trademark infringement.
As stipulated in Article 20 of the Chinese Patent Law, where any entity or individual intends to file an application for patent abroad for any invention or utility model developed in China, it or he shall request in advance the patent administration department under the State Council for confidentiality examination; v'v
Intellectual property rights (IPRs) can not only contribute to a company’s performance and profiting in the market, but help the company obtain opportunities for tax breaks in accordance with the applicable taxation laws and policies.
For many years, China remains as the main provenance of IPR infringing goods, and such undesirable situation may not be significantly changed in the near future.