Lindt successfully registers “CAFFAREL” Marks in Vietnam
Global premium chocolate manufacturer, Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Sprüngli AG (“Lindt”) recently succeeded in opposing two third party trademark applications in Vietnam that included Lindt’s mark CAFFAREL. The successful oppositions...
Global premium chocolate manufacturer, Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Sprüngli AG (“Lindt”) recently succeeded in opposing two third party trademark applications...
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India Update: Pro-patentee shift in India for Computer-Related Inventions
The Indian Patent Office has issued a further revision of their Guidelines for Examination of Computer Related Inventions (CRIs), effective from 30 June 2017, which aligns their practices more...
The Indian Patent Office has issued a further revision of their Guidelines for Examination of Computer Related Inventions (CRIs),...
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QUICK-DRY or EXTREMELY DRY? – That is the question.
In Thailand, the leading ground for trademark rejections is the finding of descriptiveness. Much to the dismay of applicants, descriptiveness rejections at times differ from findings in other trademark...
In Thailand, the leading ground for trademark rejections is the finding of descriptiveness. Much to the dismay of applicants,...
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Thailand Update: Plans to Expedite Patent Examination
The Thai Government is considering plans to expedite patent examination in Thailand and help clear the country’s backlog of patent applications.
The Thai Government is considering plans to expedite patent examination in Thailand and help clear the country’s backlog of...
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Bigfoot Internet Ventures Pte. Ltd. v Apple Inc. [2017] SGIPOS 4
BIGFOOT INTERNET VENTURES PTE. LTD. (Applicant), a wholly-owned international investment subsidiary of the Bigfoot Group of Companies, applied to revoke the trademark "Sherlock" belonging to the famous American...
BIGFOOT INTERNET VENTURES PTE. LTD. (Applicant), a wholly-owned international investment subsidiary of the Bigfoot Group of Companies, applied to...
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Excess claim fees in Singapore to take effect from 1 April 2017
We recently reported on the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore’s (IPOS) announcement in regard to lowering fees for Intellectual Property Protection from 1 April 2017. As part of this,...
We recently reported on the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore’s (IPOS) announcement in regard to lowering fees for Intellectual...
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