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Pseudonyms may be protected as prior rights under trademark law

  • Wan Hui Da Intellectual Property Agency
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  • China
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  • May 20 2013

A recent decision of the Trademark Review and Adjudication Board confirms that a pseudonym, as an expression of the name of a natural person, may in certain circumstances be considered as a prior right under the Chinese Trademark Law and enforced as such

Supreme Court calls for boosting IPR Trial efficiency

  • Wan Hui Da Intellectual Property Agency
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  • China
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  • April 28 2013

SPC requires the courts at various levels to make their calculation of compensation of damages more scientific and logical, offer substantive

Light at the end of the tunnel: Zippo recognized as a well-known trademark

  • Wan Hui Da Intellectual Property Agency
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  • China
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  • April 11 2013

Zippo Manufacturing Company ("ZMC") registered its trademark ZIPPO in China, covering lighter and related goods. The limited scope of designated

When deciding on a trademark opposition, the CTMO may take into consideration trademark applications filed by the opposed party, other than the opposed mark

  • Wan Hui Da Intellectual Property Agency
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  • China
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  • March 29 2013

It is the China Trademark Office (CTMO) general principle to examine opposition cases only by examining the opposed trademark and the cited trademark

Pseudonyms may be protected as prior rights by P.R.C Trademark Law

  • Wan Hui Da Intellectual Property Agency
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  • China
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  • March 29 2013

A pseudonym, as an expression of the name of a natural person, may be considered as prior rights by P.R.C Trademark Law and enforced by the

SPC judicial interpretation on RCIN infringement civil dispute came into effect

  • Wan Hui Da Intellectual Property Agency
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  • China
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  • March 29 2013

The "Provisions of the Supreme People's Court on Several Issues Concerning Application of Law in Adjudication of Civil Dispute Cases Related to

The Patent Reexamination Board makes a clear explanation about whether the invention relating to embryonic stem cells is contrary to the social morality or not

  • Wan Hui Da Intellectual Property Agency
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  • China
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  • March 29 2013

Reexamination Board (PRB) on this case provides the guidance for the judgment on whether the invention relating to embryonic stem cells is contrary

Courts applied unhealthy influence clause to reject bad-faith application

  • Wan Hui Da Intellectual Property Agency
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  • China
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  • January 30 2013

Beijing No.1 Intermediate People's Court applied unhealthy influence clause as stipulated in Article 10(i)(8) of P.R.C Trademark Law to reject

OEM production: muddy water becoming clearer with case law

  • Wan Hui Da Intellectual Property Agency
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  • China
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  • January 28 2013

Over the past few years original equipment manufacturer (OEM) production has become a hot topic in Chinese trademark practice. Because three

OEM in China muddy water becoming more lucid with case laws

  • Wan Hui Da Intellectual Property Agency
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  • China
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  • January 7 2013

The article aims to provide an analysis on several trademark related issues concerning OEM by the case law point of view. "OEM" in this article refers to