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Amendment to Chinese Trade Mark Law on bad faith trade mark applications with no intention to use

By Justin Davidson (HK) and Phoebe Poon (HK) on May 15, 2019 Posted in Trademark

Complaints regarding the growth of bad faith trade mark applications in China have been raised for a while now. The existing Trade Mark Law in China does not readily imply bad faith on trade mark applicants with no genuine intention to use. On 23 April 2019, the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress passed … Continue reading

China public consultation on Draft Regulations addressing bad faith trademark applications

By Justin Davidson (HK) and Phoebe Poon (HK) on March 11, 2019 Posted in Trademark

Chinese squatters can easily file applications for trademarks which are identical or similar to foreign brands.… Continue reading

Recent developments for IPR protection in China

By Justin Davidson (HK) on November 12, 2018 Posted in Copyright

On November 5th 2018, at the inauguration ceremony of the first-ever China International Import Expo held in Shanghai, President Xi Jinping reassured investors, especially foreign enterprises, on the administration’s determination to protect their intellectual property rights in China. In the speech, President Xi announced that in order to significantly increase the cost of infringing IPR … Continue reading