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
Using the Nice Classification, trademark applications can be attributed to 10 industry sectors. The chart above shows the top three industry sectors for each of the five origins with the highest trademark filing activity in 2018. Research and technology, and leisure and education feature as the two
The Philippines (57,179) and Colombia (45,656) had higher trademark filing activity – as measured in class counts – than many other middle-income countries. The chart above shows the total number of classes specified in trademark applications received by the IP offices of a selection of middle-income
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