Archive: October, 2013

18th Annual Independent Inventors Conference – CANCELED

18th Annual Independent Inventors Conference – CANCELED

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) canceled the 18th Annual Independent Inventors Conference that was scheduled for October 11th and 12th at its headquarters. While the USPTO remains open during the general government shutdown that began October 1, 2013 by using prior year reserve fee collections to operate as usual for approximately four […]

Key Amendments of New Chinese Trademark Law 2013

Key Amendments of New Chinese Trademark Law 2013

On August 30, 2013, China National People’s Congress enacted the amended Chinese Trademark Law, and the new Chinese Trademark Law shall come into effect as of May 1, 2014. The current Chinese Trademark Law was enacted in 1982 and amended in 1993 and 2001 respectively. The first amendment in 1993 is mainly to accommodate China’s […]