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Trademarks
The Beijing Redbull Trademark Dispute: What We Can Learn From It
03 February 2021The lawsuit was a dispute about the ownership of “RedBull” trademark registrations in China
2020 Asia IP Awards: And the winners are...
31 January 2021In a truly unprecedented year for all, which IP firms stood out from the crowd?
Champion wins trademark infringement case in China
29 January 2021♪ We are the champions, my friends. And we'll keep on fighting 'til the end, ♫ sings the brand owner.
Japan Approves Revised Plant Variety Protection and Seed Act
26 January 2021All of these changes came after a series of smugglings of high-quality registered plants such as the Shine Muscat and the Beni Shuho in recent years.
MGM caught in Miss Asia trademark infringement spat
25 January 2021An IP expert shares whether the venue owner is liable to the misdoing committed by the event organizer.
NZ trademark suit highlights issue of discrepancy between colour swatch and written description
21 January 2021Description indicates one shade of green while colour swatch shows another.
Nominations now open for the 2021 Asia IP China Awards
20 January 2021Leading local law firms in China are now invited to submit information for the 2021 Asia IP China Awards.
Michael Jordan Wins Trademark Dispute In China
07 January 2021The court considered that 乔丹 as the translated name of the plaintiff's surname "Jordan" has long been used as its simplified translation to refer to Jordan.
Clothing apparel holds release of "Python" design
04 January 2021Is it possible to protect tattoo designs?
DPIIT and DKPTO sign MoU to establish cooperation in the field of IP
29 December 2020Technical cooperation between India and Denmark to strengthen the protection of IP rights for the benefit of innovation and sustainable economic growth
Who owns the mark? Prior user vs. the first-to-file registrant
30 November 2020In Zuneca Pharmaceuticals v. Natrapharm Inc., the Supreme Court of the Philippines ruled that registration is the exclusive means of acquiring ownership of a trademark.
The IP Trends for 2021
18 December 2020How will IP fare in 2021? We spoke with Govind Chaturvedi, a Trademark Attorney from LS Davar & Co., who fills in on what the next year may bring.
IPOS concludes 1st successful multi-jurisdictional IP mediation with student mediator
16 December 2020Law students serving as “shadow” mediators bode well for the future of IP mediation
Sonic Malaysia
16 December 2020As Malaysia has seen many developments in the trademark and patent laws in the past 12 months, they are worthy of expert’s discussions.
Allscripts sues CarePortMD for trademark infringement
16 December 2020The telemedicine startup claims it is being bullied by the health technology giant. Is that true?