China | New draft trade mark law strengthens brand protection
This article was first published on the IPHQ News website, 24 October 2025.China’s National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) has proposed a new law aimed at strengthening trademark protection....
This article was first published on the IPHQ News website, 24 October 2025.China’s National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA)...
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Breaking up is never easy – Brexit’s final bow
This year marks the final milestone of the Brexit trade mark transition.  After 31 December 2025, owners of an EU mark or a UK mark can no longer rely...
This year marks the final milestone of the Brexit trade mark transition.  After 31 December 2025, owners of an...
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ZIP – Infringe Now. Pay Later?
The long-awaited judgement of the Full Court of the Federal Court of Australia was handed down in Firstmac Limited v Zip Co Limited FCAFC 30 on 19 March...
The long-awaited judgement of the Full Court of the Federal Court of Australia was handed down in Firstmac Limited...
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Lord of the Wings trade mark refused in Middle-earth
Since the release of The Lord of the Rings film franchise in 2001, New Zealand has been synonymous with “Middle-earth”. New Zealand tourism and traders jumped on the Tolkien...
Since the release of The Lord of the Rings film franchise in 2001, New Zealand has been synonymous with...
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ミャンマー新商標法の紹介(パート 1)
長年に亘って国際的に待望されてきたミャンマー初の特化した商標法の制定が、連邦議会法律番号3/2019(以下「新法」と記載)として、2019年1月30日に承認されました。現時点で大統領は新法に同意済みのため、今後新法第1条(b)に基づき大統領の指示が下され次第、完全に有効となります。弊所では、過去の記事ミャンマー最新情報:新商標法の公布及びミャンマー最新情報:新商標法の公布(パート2)にて、新法への移行の準備についての勧告を提供してきました。今回の更新情報は、クライアントの皆様が、まもなくミャンマーで有効となる新たな商標保護の制度を理解するための一助となることを目的としています。参照に便利なよう、新法に関連する規定を以下にまとめました。
長年に亘って国際的に待望されてきたミャンマー初の特化した商標法の制定が、連邦議会法律番号3/2019(以下「新法」と記載)として、2019年1月30日に承認されました。現時点で大統領は新法に同意済みのため、今後新法第1条(b)に基づき大統領の指示が下され次第、完全に有効となります。弊所では、過去の記事ミャンマー最新情報:新商標法の公布及びミャンマー最新情報:新商標法の公布(パート2)にて、新法への移行の準備についての勧告を提供してきました。今回の更新情報は、クライアントの皆様が、まもなくミャンマーで有効となる新たな商標保護の制度を理解するための一助となることを目的としています。参照に便利なよう、新法に関連する規定を以下にまとめました。
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Spruson & Ferguson receives multiple rankings in WTR 1000 – 2019
We are pleased to announce that Spruson and Ferguson has been recognised in the 2019 edition of the World Trademark Review 1000 for several countries across the Asia-Pacific. Australia...
We are pleased to announce that Spruson and Ferguson has been recognised in the 2019 edition of the World...
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Descriptive Composite Marks – Are They Worthwhile?
One of the most common questions people usually ask is what type of mark to file for? A business will often use all three types of mark. For instance, their...
One of the most common questions people usually ask is what type of mark to file for? A business will...
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Beiersdorf AG v Unilever PLC [2017] NZIPOTM 18 (6 July 2017)
This matter concerned an opposition filed by Unilever Plc against Beiersdorf AG’s New Zealand trade mark registration No. 1005360 for BLACK & WHITE in relation to “deodorants and anti-perspirants...
This matter concerned an opposition filed by Unilever Plc against Beiersdorf AG’s New Zealand trade mark registration No. 1005360...
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Kokkinakis versus Kellogg: serving up a trade mark dispute
Australian tennis star Thanasi Kokkinakis has found himself matched up against leading breakfast cereal manufacturer the Kellogg Company (Kellogg’s) in a trade mark dispute.On 15 June 2017, a Federal...
Australian tennis star Thanasi Kokkinakis has found himself matched up against leading breakfast cereal manufacturer the Kellogg Company (Kellogg’s)...
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