When One More Bird becomes One Too Many
The China Supreme People’s Court’s 2017 Regulations are expected to bring a more flexible and comprehensive approach when assessing whether there is a conflict between two trade marks, yet...
The China Supreme People’s Court’s 2017 Regulations are expected to bring a more flexible and comprehensive approach when assessing...
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SIPO releases details for validating China invention patents in Cambodia
Further to our article on the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Intellectual Property Cooperation between Cambodia's Ministry of Industry and Handicrafts (MIH) and the People’s Republic of China (SIPO),...
Further to our article on the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Intellectual Property Cooperation between Cambodia's Ministry of Industry...
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Hong Kong announces HK$50 Billion Investment in Innovation and Technology
Last week the Financial Secretary for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), Mr. Paul Chan Mo-po, unveiled Hong Kong’s 2018-19 budget, which includes a HK$50 billion investment...
Last week the Financial Secretary for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), Mr. Paul Chan Mo-po, unveiled...
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China announces measures to curb trade mark squatters
For many years, bad faith or squatter trade mark applications in China have plagued foreign businesses with some level of reputation overseas but who had yet to enter the...
For many years, bad faith or squatter trade mark applications in China have plagued foreign businesses with some level...
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China Invention Patents can be validated in Cambodia
On 21 September 2017, the State Intellectual Property Office of the People’s Republic of China (SIPO) and Cambodia's Ministry of Industry and Handicrafts (MIH) signed a Memorandum of Understanding...
On 21 September 2017, the State Intellectual Property Office of the People’s Republic of China (SIPO) and Cambodia's Ministry...
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China releases new Administrative Measures for Prioritized Examination of Patent Applications
China’s State Intellectual Property Office (SIPO) has released new Administrative Measures for Prioritized Examination of Patent Applications (“the Measures”) which provide broader conditions for prioritized examinations, but also...
China’s State Intellectual Property Office (SIPO) has released new Administrative Measures for Prioritized Examination of Patent Applications (“the Measures”)...
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Coexistence Agreements Assume a More Important Role in China Trademark Matters
Trademark coexistence agreements are expected to receive wider consideration in trademark administrative cases in China following two recent court rulings by the Supreme People’s Court in China, which have...
Trademark coexistence agreements are expected to receive wider consideration in trademark administrative cases in China following two recent court...
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Spruson & Ferguson appoints three new Principals in Beijing
We are delighted to announce the appointment of three new Principals in our Beijing patents team. These appointments further strengthen Spruson & Ferguson’s IP practice in Greater China and...
We are delighted to announce the appointment of three new Principals in our Beijing patents team. These appointments further...
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