Taiwan’s recently amended Trademark Act now includes: an accelerated review mechanism, regulations on trademark agents and a new indicative fair use defence against infringement – all key updates for rights holders.
While the inclusion of bad faith as a separate condition for refusal in the examination, opposition and invalidation procedures is a major step toward strengthening China’s Trademark Law, critical areas of the 2023 draft amendment could be improved before it enters into force.
US District Judge Brantley Starr may oversee only small numbers of patent, trade secret, trademark and copyright cases, but what if other judges follow suit?
Changes to the country’s corporate governance code encourage boards to pay more attention to IP strategy
18 August 2021
The Argentine superstar is also IP-savvy, with a trademark portfolio far bigger than any of his rivals for the crown of the world's best footballer
10 August 2021
The new specialist court is a good signal for India even if its practical effects in the short term will be limited
07 August 2021
Ray Millien becomes CEO of Harness, Dickey & Pierce, bringing with him deep experience of what in-house clients are looking for from their legal advisers
05 August 2021
Another week begins without the Biden Administration having put forward a name for confirmation as the agency’s head
26 July 2021
Obama administration IP czar Danny Marti takes up senior position with the Chinese tech and media powerhouse
12 July 2021
Judges announced for new bench that will handle patent office appeals as well as infringement litigation
09 July 2021
Company veteran replaces departing chief, who takes charge of cloud and AI legal operation
08 July 2021
The Long Read: Re-engineering in-house teams to meet the new challenges posed by the rapidly evolving digital environment does not have to involve a wholesale teardown of existing structures, argue Jens Bordin and Karin Lersten of Konsert Strategy & IP. Instead, it could be more of a directed evolution
16 June 2021
Recent recordals show the electric car maker has cut a deal with Panasonic, assimilated a large portfolio of solar rights and gained assets via M&A deals
16 June 2021
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