A recent IP Office decision opens the door to voiding all trade name applications filed since 17 November 2020 that did not ...

TÜRKPATENT’s decision in an opposition proceeding signals a shift in its practice when it comes to the acquired rights ...

In our latest update, we look at the Nice Classification for 2025 entering into force, a Yemen trademark office update, and ...

Luxury goods customisation is a growing concern for trademark owners in China. Register for free to receive our newsletter, ...

The decision highlights that, if two marks coincide in a weak/non-distinctive element, this does not in itself mean that ...

IP Office of the Philippines director general Rowel S Barba explains how recent successes set the agency up to achieve ...

WTR’s monthly column tracks trademark and related policy developments, including the progress of major bills, from around the ...

A key finding was that the respondent’s actions, due to their timing and nature, were designed to undermine the claimant’s ...

The common element ‘king(s)’ was used in the laudatory sense of ‘the best’ and thus had a weak distinctive character.

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A crucial factor in this case was that the trademarked outer fabric of the Louis Vuitton products was still clearly visible on the refurbished goods.

With Pandabuy "effectively out of action", evidence suggests a new Chinese shopping agent has stepped up to take its crown.