On February 22, 2023, the National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) conducted its regularly scheduled press conference, highlighting the approaches the agency works to support the market and innovation-related subjects. In the press conference, CNIPA emphasized that it will keep enhancing the effectiveness and quality of intellectual...
The China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) has presented a draft amendment that might add to the pressure on trademark owners to provide evidence of use every five years in an effort to enhance China's Trademark Law. The draft for the fifth amendment to the Trademark...
According to a recent notification from the European Union Intellectual Property Office ("EUIPO"), services related to virtual goods and non-fungible tokens (NFTs) will henceforth be categorized in line with the generally recognized rules of classification for services. As a result, these terms will now be...
The amendments to the Korean Trademark Act published on February 3, 2022, officially went into effect on February 4, 2023. The addition of partial rejections and a re-examination mechanism, which will be accessible for applications submitted on or after February 4, 2023, are two of...
The majority of the world's participants in the Paris Agreement, including the UK and the EU, are required to protect trademarks that are well known to the public in their individual jurisdictions through their national laws. Section 56 of the UK Trade Marks Act 1994 clearly...
A trademark is used in association with goods, according to Section 4, if, at the time of transferring the property in or possession of such goods, it is marked on the goods themselves or on the packages in which they are distributed or it is...
The China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) recently unveiled its highly anticipated announcement, No. 562, presenting the Data of Added Value for National Patent Intensive Industries in 2022. This comprehensive report sheds light on the pivotal role of patent-intensive sectors in China's economic landscape and...
In the wake of rapid advancements in artificial intelligence (AI), the European Union (EU) has taken a pioneering step by introducing the AI Act, heralded as the world’s first comprehensive legislation governing the use of AI. Aimed at fostering innovation while ensuring the safety, transparency,...
In a significant move aimed at fostering collaboration in intellectual property (IP) matters, the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) and the German Patent and Trade Mark Office (DPMA) have jointly announced the extension of their Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) pilot program. The extension, spanning...
According to South Korea's patent office, there have been numerous instances of Korean trademarks being claimed without authorization in China and Southeast Asia in order to take advantage of Korean enterprises' outstanding image. From 2019 to 2022, the Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO) examined 15,692 trademark filings...
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