22 Oct 2021 | Hong Kong : Nu Pharm Ltd v Champ Group Ltd & Ors [2021] HKCFI 751 – an illustration as…
Hong Kong : Nu Pharm Ltd v Champ Group Ltd & Ors [2021] HKCFI 751 – an illustration as to how disputes over discovery of unredacted documents may properly be resolved. Nu Pharm is famous for selling a variety of food supplements and nutritional products. They sued the Defendants for trademark infringement and passing off for supplying medicinal and health products under a similar trademark. The parties made interim applications for specific discovery. One of the issues that the Court... MORE
22 Oct 2021 | China : Certificate for trademark registration in China in paper format will soon become history
China : Certificate for trademark registration in China in paper format will soon become history China Trademark Office announced that trade mark registration certificates will no longer be issued in paper format starting 1 January 2022. Electronic registration certificates will take the footstep. They will be issued via the Trademark Office’s official website. Benny Kong & Tsai © 2021 2011 @right
22 Oct 2021 | Is Trademark Statement Not Dedicated in Taiwan?
When applying for a trademark, it is often proposed by the trademark agent that a disclaimer of certain parts of the trademark in order to avoid the possibility of future correction or the Intellectual Property Office’s request to submit a reply to review opinion, or even to disapprove; however, what exactly is the disclaimer? What words need to be declared? According to Article 29(3) of the Trademark Law, ” Where the reproduction of a trademark contains an element which is... MORE
