Art. 13 of the Trademark Law foresees different rights according to whether or not the well-known trademark is registered in the class in which it is well-known.
If it is not registered in the class in which it is well-known, the trademark shall be protected anyway. This rule in Art. 13.1 is probably
Article 7 stipulates that a mark shall not be filed and used in bad faith. In the case WANG Suiyong v Ellassay Co., the former sued the latter for the infringement of the trademark “歌力思” No. 7925873 in Class 18. Ellassay is the owner of the trademark “ellassay” in Classes
Bad faith is certainly one of the most debated topics in reference to trademarks in China. Today we are going to discuss on Article 4 (Malicious and not for the purpose of use) of the Chinese Trademark Law (TML) after the recent change in November 2019.
In a recent decision in relation to a rejection
Pharmaceutical company Novartis AG of Switzerland with 174 applications headed the list of top filers, followed by French personal care and cosmetics company L’Oréal (169), automotive company Daimler AG of Germany (129), technology company Apple Inc. of the U.S. (87) and consumer goods company
The WIPO-administered Madrid System makes it possible for a trademark holder to apply for trademark registration in multiple countries by filing a single international application via a national or regional IP office. Around 61,200 Madrid international applications were filed in 2018, once again setting
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