2024 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…

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2024 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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2024 Judicial Trend: Efficient Evidence Checklist of Trademark Reputation

The primary concern of each trademark rightholder in a trademark dispute is how to collect evidence quickly and efficiently of trademark popularity, and therefore obtain a more…

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Enforcement Tips: Telnet Forensic Method Accepted by Court in Pirated Software Cases

In pirated software copyright infringement cases, the key for the software copyright owner to win the lawsuit is to prove that the infringer has installed and used…

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Cathode material patent wars – Umicore withdrew RMB 250 million suit against Rongbai

On March 21, 2023, Ningbo Rongbai New Energy Technology Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as “Rongbai Technology”), a listed company on the Science and Technology Innovation Board…

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