Partners Joe Simone and Dan Plane have both been recognized as “IP Stars” in the 2018 edition of IP Stars …
Non-Use Cancellations in China – Offensive and Defensive Applications
This article addresses the topic of non-use cancellation (NUC) actions in China, focusing primarily on its offensive uses against third …
SIPS recognized as one the region’s leading trademark firms in the WTR 1000 2018 edition
For the third year running, SIPS has been recognized as one of the region’s leading trademark firms by World Trademark …
SIPS Opens Beijing Office
The partners of SIPS are very pleased to announce the opening of our new Beijing office. Our Beijing team is supported by several experienced …
Bloomberg BNA article: Weibo Crackdown Takes Aim at Web Scrapers, Not Users
Bloomberg BNA – Weibo Crackdown Takes Aim at Web Scrapers, Not Users Chinese microblogging site Weibo Corp.’s misunderstood attempt to …
MIP article on protecting images, shapes and colours as trademarks in Asia
Managing Intellectual Property – Protecting Images, Shapes and Colours as Trademarks in Asia From the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel to …
INTA 2017: MIP’s Trademark Times article “Avoid horror stories in China”
Dan Plane of Simone Intellectual Property Services Asia gave INTA Annual Meeting attendees the latest advice on protecting brands in …
SIPS Partners Joe Simone and Dan Plane recognized as “IP Stars” by Managing IP
Partners Joe Simone and Dan Plane have both been recognized as IP Stars for 2017 by Managing Intellectual Property. Joe …
MIP article on China’s controversial draft e-commerce law
Managing Intellectual Property – The 10 Trade Mark Topics to Watch When Jack Ma called on Chinese legislators to enact …
China Set to Expand Data Localization and Security Review Requirements
A draft regulation released on April 11, 2017, by the Cyberspace Administration of China (“CAC”) could have a significant effect …
Dan Plane discusses Ivanka Trump’s trademark approvals on CBS Evening News
President Trump’s daughter Ivanka Trump recently made headlines when it was revealed that her business won trademark approvals the same …
Best Practices in Protecting Retail Service Marks
The PRC Trade Mark Office (TMO) has had a longstanding policy prohibiting Class 35 service mark coverage for “retail services” …
Benefits and Drawbacks of Using Madrid in China
In this article we look at benefits and drawbacks of using the Madrid system to extend international trade mark registrations …
Draft Ecommerce Law Issued for Public Comment
On December 26 2016, China’s Draft Ecommerce Law was issued by the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (NPC), …
SPC Guidance on Trademark Registry Cases
On January 10 2017, China’s Supreme People’s Court (SPC) promulgated the final version of provisions that were first circulated for …
Associated Press article on Donald Trump’s China trademarks
The Associated Press – Donald Trump’s China trademarks win raises ethics questions “Particularly something of this scale, where there are …
SIPS continues its expansion with new partner
SIPS, is pleased to announce that Yu Bo has joined the company as a partner effective February 1, 2017. He …
SIPS recognized by MIP and WTR1000 for second year running
Managing Intellectual Property (MIP) has again recognized SIPS as a “Tier One” foreign firm for China trademark services in their annual …
FT article on Treasury Wine Estates China trademark victory
Financial Times – Australia’s Treasury Wine in China trademark victory Court revokes mark registered to individual using Chinese name of …
Supply Chain Integrity
Protecting trademarks and other IP rights in the supply chain presents growing challenges to companies, in part due to increasing …
SCMP article on Hong Kong design copy cheats
South China Morning Post – Hong Kong tolerates copy cheats because people don’t appreciate what we do, designers complain Applying for …
