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When a trademark application is blocked due to the existence of prior similar mark(s), one of the ways to overcome the same would be to try removing the prior mark(s), such as commencing opposition/invalidation/cancellat ...

A New Take by the Hong Kong Court An asymmetric jurisdiction clause ("AJC") is a jurisdiction clause that allows one party to commence proceedings over disputes arising from the underlying contract against the other con ...

The Internet Courts in Hangzhou, Beijing and Guangzhou is a further step forward in the modernization of Chinese courts. These Internet Courts specialize in disputes in online sale of goods, intellectual property rights ...

Michael Jordan: Protect Your Name in China Early After eight years of lawsuit, the NBA legend, Michael Jordan won a hard battle against Qiaodan Sports Co., Ltd. ("Qiaodan Sports") in China. The Supreme People's Court of ...

In recent years, the Chinese government and the China National Intellectual Property Administration (“CNIPA”) have been promoting enforcement of patent rights through administrative actions. In a recent notice publi ...

Trademark squatting has long been the foremost concern for foreign companies wishing to enter the Chinese market, and the new Chinese Trademark Law efffective from November 2019 has stepped up to combat trademark squatti ...