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A New China Trademark Trojan Horse: Hold Registered Trademarks Ransom by the Filing of Bogus Non-Use Cancellations

IP Tech Blog

The recent draft amendment of the Chinese trademark law seems to finally zero in on trademark squatters, as described in my previous blog here ). The new regulations, if approved as drafted, will make it more difficult for squatters to steal others’ trademark by abusing the first-to-file system in force in China.

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Battle of the Firms – The Irony of IP Law Firms Being Sued for Trademark Infringement

SpicyIP

Have you ever wondered who protects the IP rights of IP lawyers? What happens when an IP firm is sued for infringing IP rights of other law firms? But what happens when these protectors of IP seek the protection of their IPs? SG, and the high probity from the lawyers practising IP!

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[Guest post] EUIPO BoA IP Case Law Conference Report #3 – “Reconciling the Old with the New: Challenges of Trade Mark Modernization”

The IPKat

The IP Case Law Conference (IPCLC), “Decoding Decisions: Insights from Selected Case-Law” continues and it's now time of the second report. Dr Basire kicked off the session reflecting on the placing limits on acceptable use of a mark in a form differing from the one registered.

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What's in a trademark? By any other name, would a $400 pineapple taste as sweet?

The IPKat

Why does the patent use a different name from the registered trademark? These denominations cannot be registered as trademarks - for example, under Article 7.1(m) Unlike PVR law, however, trademark law imposes no obligations to maintain a direct link between a name and a plant.

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A New China Trademark Trojan Horse: Hold Registered Trademarks Ransom by the Filing of Bogus Non-Use Cancellations

LexBlog IP

The recent draft amendment of the Chinese trademark law seems to finally zero in on trademark squatters, as described in my previous blog here ). The new regulations, if approved as drafted, will make it more difficult for squatters to steal others’ trademark by abusing the first-to-file system in force in China.

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The Interplay between Religious Sensitiveness and Trademark Law in India

IP and Legal Filings

However, what would happen if business houses wanted to trademark the name of the god they worshipped? As a result, the rise of hypersensitivity to religion, religious texts, and religious symbols determines the jurisprudence around the utilisation of such marks under Indian trademark law, even if they are not strictly prohibited.

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How Do People End Up Losing Their Trademark Rights?

Kashishipr

What happens after you get your mark registered as a trademark? Your Trademark Application gets approved, and you receive your registration certificate. Don’t let that Trademark Registration certificate fool you. Furthermore, it will also never enforce your trademark rights on your behalf.