TAG ARCHIVES: PATENTS
Intellectual Property Developments in Asia: Korea
346 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
346 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
Gucci Wins Lawsuit Against Guess: What This $4.66 Million Win Means for Business
361 days ago - The Fashion LawyerI am sure you have heard by now that Gucci was awarded $4.66 million by US District Judge Shira Scheindlin in the case Gucci America Inc. v Guess Inc et al, US District Court, Southern District of New York, No. 09-04373. This lawsuit started 3 years ago, when Gucci filed a claim stating that Guess, … Read More
What is Fashion? Fashion According to Tom Ford
369 days ago - The Fashion LawyerWe all have our own view on fashion and so does Tom Ford. The designer was in New York and spoke at 92Y, where he stated that fashion is not so much an art as it is a functional item. I am sure the folks proposing intellectual property rights for the fashion industry do not … Read More
Asian Countries Ranked in the International Property Rights Index 2012
379 days ago - The Fashion LawyerI have been meaning to do a post on this. I wondered though, if you would find it interesting. I concluded that you would, so here goes. About the International Property Rights Index The International Property Rights Index (IPRI) 2012 came out in March and Asian countries ranked pretty well, for the most part. The IPRI … Read More
Burberry Sued over Casablanca Photo by Humphrey Bogart’s Estate
380 days ago - The Fashion LawyerHumphrey Bogart’s estate is suing Burberry over the use of the Hollywood icon’s name in their advertising campaign. Bogart LLC, owned by Bogart’s children, filed the claim in Los Angeles, stating that Burberry used a picture from the final scene of Oscar-winning 1942 classic “Casablanca” on Twitter and Facebook without permission. The picture used showed Bogart … Read More
ASEAN Patent Cooperation Update
380 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
Intellectual Property Law Developments in Asia
401 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
423 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
Important Developments in Intellectual Property Law in Asia
439 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