China has a “first-to-file” system for trademark protection, but the new Trademark Law which took effect as of 1 May 2014 for the first time provides for the prior right to...
This two-part article is intended to provide a brief overview of the trademark opposition procedure in the United States. Part I covered considerations for preparing and filing an opposition...
This two-part article is intended to provide a brief overview of the trademark opposition procedure in the United States. Part I covers considerations for preparing and filing...
The author will only compare the legal provisions and legislative intents for out-of-scope amendments between Europe, the U.S. and China, to highlight lopsided viewpoints in patent field
In China’s Trademark Law, similar trademarks and similar goods are the criteria for identifying trademark infringements. Similar goods are the prerequisite for similar trademarks.