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SIPO and EPO Officially Start Patent Document Chinese-English Machine Translation Service
On December 6, the State Intellectual Property Office (SIPO) and the European Patent Office (EPO) officially kick-started the patent Chinese-English machine translation service in Brussels, capital city of Belgium. Tian Lipu, Commissioner of the SIPO and Benoît Battistelli, President of the EPO, jointly attended the opening ceremony. Tian said the service, as a successful example […]
China Tops Global Invention Patent Filings
On December 11, WIPO released a World Intellectual Property Indicators 2012 in Geneva. The report shows that while the global economy continued to underperform, intellectual property (IP) filings worldwide kept growing strongly in 2011. According to the report, China received 526,000 invention patent applications, up 34.5%. China has surpassed the U.S. to become the largest […]
Bad-Faith Trade Mark Registrations in China
Prior trade mark registrations, also called ‘bad-faith registrations’, are a significant problem that many European companies encounter in China. This process commonly involves a Chinese company first registering the trade mark of a foreign company in China with the express intention of selling it back to the foreign company at an inflated price. Finding out […]
Prada Blocks “MIU MIU” Wedding Dress
Well-known Italian luxury brand Prada Limited Company (Prada) recently won a trademark lawsuit at the first instance by citing the relevant rights of its sub-brand “MIU MIU” in China. The court held that the trademark “Miu Miu” the natural person Chen filed on wedding dress constitutes similarity with the three trademarks referenced by Prada. The […]
Shanghai Court Legally Protects French Hennessy’ Name and Trademarks
French Hennessy, a well-known brandy manufacturer, recently prevails in a trademark dispute. Shanghai No.1 Intermediate People’s Court rules that the co-defendants, Hebei Changli Jinhai Wine Company, Shanghai Guangli Trade Company, Li Guofei, Guo Ziruo, commit infringement and unfair competition. In 1995, French Hennessy set up an office in Beijing and started business in China with […]
Patent Applications and R&D Spending in China up Sharply
The number of invention patents applied for in China increased by more than 20 percent this year, exhibiting the fastest growth rate for that activity seen anywhere in the world, Tian Lipu, commissioner of the State Intellectual Property Office, said on Sunday. “Although the growth rate for this year is a bit lower than for […]
Ferrero’s Trademark Application Encountered “Waterloo”
World-known chocolate manufacturer Italian Ferrero Co., Ltd. encountered “Waterloo” when filing a figurative trademark application for its long-term use product package. Recently, the Beijing No.1 Intermediate People’s Court upheld the decision made by the Trademark Review and Adjudication Board (TRAB) under the State Administration for Industry and Commerce (SAIC) on the ground that the trademark […]
China’s Trademark Applications Exceeds 10 Million
The number of applications submitted for trademark registration reached 10.54 million at the end of June, ranking the first in the world. According to a forum celebrating the 30th anniversary of the country’s trademark law, China is also at the top of the world’s rankings in terms of registered trademarks, which totaled 7.17 million by […]
TW-Support Using the PPH Agreement (TW-SUPA) Examination Pilot Program Revised and Enacted on September 1, 2012
The Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) started the PPH programs with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and the Japan Patent Office (JPO) on September 1, 2011 and May 1, 2012, respectively. The PPH programs enable an applicant, whose claims are determined to be allowable/patentable in the Office of First Filing (OFF), to […]
Fengbaomafeng vs BMW Free Rider Falls off the Horse
On December 2011, in its ruling over the trademark infringement and unfair competition case against Guangzhou Century Baochi Clothing Cmpany, Beijing No.2 Intermediate People’s Court granted injunctive relief and monetary relief of 500,000 yuan to the Germany-based BMW AG. It represented another victory for BMW after litigation against Century Baoma Company. Shenzhen Century Baoma Clothing […]
Apple Settles iPad Trademark Case with $60m
US technology giant Apple Inc (Apple) has settled a lingering dispute with a local technology company concerning the use of the iPad trademark for the California-based tech giant’s popular tablets computers in the Chinese mainland. According to Guangdong High People’s Court, Apple has ended their long-running iPad name dispute in China with Proview with a […]
US technology giant Apple Inc (Apple) has settled a lingering dispute with a local technology company concerning the use of the iPad trademark for the California-based tech giant’s popular tablets computers in the Chinese mainland. According to Guangdong High People’s Court, Apple has ended their long-running iPad name dispute in China with Proview with a […]
Focus on Chinese Utility Model Patents
In 2010, over 340,000 Chinese utility model patents (UMs) were granted, however, only about 2,200 of these were granted to foreigners (a UM can be registered in the name of a person or entity). Chinese entities seek to register UMs much more actively than foreign entities, but these can be very valuable. The highest […]
Choosing Your Trade Mark Name in China: Know Before You Go
What is a trade mark? Your trade mark is your identity and is used to market your product. Because you invest time and money into building its reputation, it would be very damaging to your own business if someone began selling their own products or services using your company name. As your reputation grows around […]
Louis Vuitton Chases Fakes from Market
Global luxury brand Louis Vuitton recently slapped some stores in Jiangsu province with lawsuits claiming 500,000 yuan ($78,500) in compensation from each following a string of crackdowns on counterfeits. The first hearing of a case against a shop in Nanjing Fashion Lady Shopping Plaza was held in Nanjing Intermediate People’s Court on July 4. The […]
Agency Rejects Wall-E Remake for Copyright Infringement
The State Administration of Radio, Film and Television (SARFT) has denied an application by a local director to shoot a Chinese remake of Pixar’s Wall-E because the film did not sell the legal rights to the director, according to insiders. After filing an application to make his own version of the computer-animated blockbuster, the director […]