TAG ARCHIVES: INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
Intellectual Property Rights in Asia: Updates from Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand and Singapore
285 days ago - Featured, The Fashion LawyerJapan The Intellectual Property High Court in Tokyo recently heard the case of Perfetti Van Melle S. p.A. v Rakuten Co. Ltd. The court addressed the issue of whether Rakuten, a website organised like an “internet mall”, having numerous independent stores and dealers, could be liable for trademark infringement committed by those stores. The court … Read More
Intellectual Property Developments in Asia: Korea
347 days ago - Featured, The Fashion LawyerThe Korea-US Free Trade Agreement was recently ratified by both countries. Following this, the Korean government amended the Korean Patent Act. Patent Term Adjustment The amended Korean Patent Act allows a patent term to be extended to compensate for unreasonable delays during the prosecution of a patent, where the delay is caused by the Korean … Read More
Philippines Joins Madrid Protocol at World Intellectual Property Organisation
348 days ago - The Fashion LawyerThe Philippines became the 85th state to join the Madrid Protocol. The Madrid trademark System is an international procedural mechanism which allows a trademark owner to have his/her trademark protected in several countries by filing one application directly with his/her own national or regional trademark office. Therefore, foreign applicants when filing through the Madrid System … Read More
China, Pakistan, Indonesia, India, Russia, Philippines and Vietnam are on the US IPR Watch List
377 days ago - The Fashion LawyerThe Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) released its annual “Special 301” Report on the adequacy and effectiveness of U.S. trading partners’ protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights (IPR). The Report can be found on the USTR website. The Special 301 Report is an annual review of the global state of IPR … Read More
ASEAN Patent Cooperation Update
381 days ago - The Fashion LawyerASEAN is the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and comprises of Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. The ASEAN Working Group on Intellectual Property Co-operation (AWGIPC) is the team that works on cooperation within the framework of the ASEAN bloc. One of their aim is to have a fully functioning … Read More
China IP Conundrum Continues: Louis Vuitton v Newera Enterprises Company Limited
402 days ago - Featured, The Fashion LawyerIntellectual property issues in China have made headline numerous times this year. Popular brands such as Apple, Michael Jordan and Hermes (to name a few) have experienced just how interesting enforcing trademarks in China can be. Louis Vuitton is now having a hard time with intellectual property infringement in China. LVMH is the well known trademark of the … Read More
Intellectual Property Law Developments in Asia
402 days ago - Featured, The Fashion LawyerASEAN The Patent Prosecution Highway system should speed up the examination process, by allowing patent examiners in one country to rely on the examination conducted in another Patent Office. Only two South East Asian countries have signed up to this system. 1. Singapore signed up with the US and Japan. Therefore it will be quicker … Read More
Important Developments in Intellectual Property Law in Asia
424 days ago - Featured, The Fashion LawyerChina The State Administration for Industry and Commerce announced that the examination period for trademark applications has been reduced to 10 months. This new time period is comparable to the US and Japan. The examination period for opposition has also been reduced, it will now be 18 months. New Zealand The Copyright Amendment Act and Trade … Read More
Fashion Lawyer 101: WTGobbledygook!
427 days ago - The Fashion LawyerVery early in my legal career I realised that I spoke differently from my clients (and even friends). This might be very obvious to many, but after years of indoctrination tuition, you begin to think that everyone talks in legal jargon on a daily basis. The jokes you find funny, normal people don’t (not that … Read More
Important Developments in Intellectual Property Law in Asia
440 days ago - Featured, The Fashion LawyerAustralia The Intellectual property Laws Amendment (Raising the Bar) Bill 2011 was passed without amendments by the Senate. It has been read for the first time in the House of Representatives and it is anticipated that the House will pass it without amendments also. A few things to note: The most important part of the … Read More
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