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USA - June 13 2012
On June 13, 2012, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Number (ICANN) revealed the list of new top-level domain names (gTLDs) applied for during the initial application period which ended on May 30, 2012.
China, USA - June 6 2012
In its ongoing battle to secure trademark rights to the iPad trademark in China, Apple has appealed a decision of Shenzhen’s Municipal Intermediate People's Court, which ruled that Proview Technology Shenzhen is the owner of the iPad trademark, to the Higher People’s Court of Guangdong Province.
China - February 13 2012
In September 2011, Cartier, the famous luxury jeweler and watch manufacturer, won a trademark infringement and unfair competition lawsuit in Shanghai Intermediate People's Court (Court) against three ceramics manufacturers, Foshan Mingkun Ceramics Co., Ltd., Kingsyoma Decoration Materials Co., Ltd., and the Shanghai Chapter of Individual Business Households Cloud Tree Ceramic (collectively, ceramics manufacturers).
Global - January 17 2012
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers began accepting applications for new generic top level domain names on January 12, 2012.
China - September 14 2011
The Draft of the Trademark Law Third Amendment (Draft) was released for public comment by the Chinese State Council's Legislative Affairs Office on September 2, 2011.
