The impact of fakes on global trade cannot be underestimated. Statistics from the OECD and the EU’s Intellectual Property Office estimate …
US-China Phase 1 Trade Agreement – What’s in it for Trademark Owners?
On January 15, 2020, the US and China signed a “Phase 1” agreement in furtherance of efforts to resolve their …
Recent Developments in Combatting Bad Faith Trademark Piracy in China
There have been a range of new legislative developments in China attempting to tackle the widespread problem of bad faith …
The Impact of China’s Trademark Law Amendments
On April 23, 2019, China’s National People’s Congress announced the fourth revision to the PRC Trademark Law[i], changes which come …
PRC Trademark Law Amendment Targeting Bad Faith Registration and Infringements
On April 23, 2019, the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (NPC) enacted amendments to the PRC Trademark Law …
Recent Developments in IP Protection in China
Trademark Law Amended The PRC Trademark Law (TML) was amended on April 23, 2019, by the Standing Committee of the …
Case Note: Analysis of Bayer vs. Li Qing – Hangzhou IP Tribunal
This memorandum summarizes the contents of a recent decision by the Hangzhou IP Tribunal in a civil dispute involving Bayer …
Trademark Monitoring for the PRC
Limitations of Global Trademark Monitoring Services Global trademark monitoring services offer an invaluable and cost-effective service for identifying marks worthy …
Supply Chain Integrity
Protecting trademarks and other IP rights in the supply chain presents growing challenges to companies, in part due to increasing …
Protecting Your IP on Kickstarter
If you’re crowd-funding a popular product on Kickstarter, there’s a good chance that Chinese pirates have already stolen your idea. …
Attacking Pirated Marks Based on Copyright
Copyright offers a potentially powerful tool for addressing piracy in China of logo marks and stylized word marks in the …
Online Counterfeiting Best Practices
China’s State Council will soon issue a draft of the country’s first E‐Commerce Law for public comment. Provisions of this …
OEM Exception to Trademark Infringement
China is one of a handful of countries that permits the production and export of goods that would otherwise be …
Alibaba Reforms Taobao Enforcement Policies
On January 6 Alibaba announced a revamp of its TaoProtect online policing system which applies to its online sales portals www.taobao.com and www.tmall.com. Both are Chinese-language trade platforms, the prior ostensibly C2C
New Measures to Address Online Counterfeiting
There are clear indications that Chinese government authorities are taking more concerted actions to address online infringements of IP rights, …
Bad Faith Trademark Filings in China
This article provides information on strategies and best practices in dealing with bad faith trademark filings in China. The scenario …
How to Tackle Online Counterfeiting
The ever-growing accessibility, convenience and anonymity offered by e-commerce has permitted counterfeiters to rapidly shift their business models – in …
PRC Customs Recordal and Enforcement
Customs Recordal Recordable Subject Matter Trademarks registered in China. Patents (including designs, inventions and utility models) issued by SIPO. Any …
