Chinese businesses have been increasingly seeking international trademark protection in recent years. In the UK, Chinese applicants accounted for over 50% of all trademark applications filed by foreig...

This case illustrates the evolving trademark practice of the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA), which has been applying a stricter interpretation of Article 10.1.7 of the Tra...

Live commerce has emerged as a major consumer purchasing channel in recent years. However, the China National IP Administration (CNIPA) has not yet articulated under which subgroup of services such ac...

In a decision that underscores China’s evolving jurisprudence on well-known trademarks, the Beijing High Court ordered the invalidation of a copycat mark piggybacking on the globally renowned “MICHE...

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China has witnessed a significant decline in trademark filings and registrations over the past few years. Declining trademark numbers between 2021 and 2023 have raised questions about the underlying c...

Under the exhaustion-of-rights principle, once an IP-protected product is sold, the IP owner's exclusive rights over that specific product are exhausted. In other words, once a product legally enters ...

The Beijing IP Court has held up the China National IP Administration (CNIPA)’s decision to invalidate the marks of a Chinese agricultural company due to it piggybacking on the reputation of a French...

In September 2024, the China Trademark Association published a list of landmark trademark cases – administrative and judicial – from 1994 to present. The latest case on this list is an administrativ...

The Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) of 15 April 1994 defines Geographical Indications as “ … indications which identify a good as originating in the territ...

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