2024 Judicial Trend: Change of Circumstances in Retrial of Trademark Admin Litigations
The principle of change of circumstances is not only applicable to the first and second instance proceedings, but also to the re-trial proceedings. In other words, if…
Read moreAbuse of Trademark Prosecutions Constituting Unfair Competition
This case is important because it’s the first in PRC that the Court clearly stated that trademark infringement constitutes unfair competition when infringers abuse the trademark prosecution…
Read more2024 Judicial Trend: Multiple Trademarks Owned by the Same Registrant
Multiple trademarks owned by the same registrant refers to the situation where the registrant owns several registered trademarks in the same class, one of which is requested…
Read more2024 Judicial Trend: Manolo Blahnik Case, Protection of Unregistered Celebrity Name Right
Manolo Blahnik, an internationally famous fashion designer, relied on his unregistered personal name rights to attempt to invalidate a trademark incorporating his name. The case eventually reached the…
Read more2024 Judicial Trend: Article 44.1 Fighting Bad Faith Trademark Filings
Deceptive and other improper means is one of the absolute grounds under China Trademark Law in refusals or invalidations of trademarks. It is effective for fighting against…
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