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Okt 29, 2023
Simone Ndiaye

Trademark Opposition Proceedings and Section 45 Proceed...

On December 1, 2023, there will be changes to the practice in trademark opposition proceedings and in Section 45 proceedings in Canada. To ensure faster and more efficient procedures, the Trademarks Opposition Board (TMOB) has decided to reduce the current benchmarks for extensions of time and the cooling off period. read more

Nov 18, 2021
QUAN, Nguyen Vu, KENFOX IP & Law Office, Vietnam

Improper use of registered trademarks in Vietnam – Risk...

Not a few trademark owners think that the most critical aspect of their trademark is that it is registered. Therefore, making some changes to the mark will no adverse effect or risk of infringing another’s mark or resulting in the cancellation of the registered trademark. The truth is that this is not the case. The three examples below illustrate the risks that trademark owners face when they use a mark that deviates from the registered trademark. read more

Okt 20, 2021
Vicente Campodonico, OMC Abogados & Consultores, Peru

Unconventional trademarks and their protection in the l...

We understand for "conventional" trademarks as those that are expressed by words, numbers, images or symbols, that is, they can only be perceived by the sense of sight. On the other hand, the so-called "Unconventional" trademarks can be distinguished by any of the five senses and are expressed through unusual methods, such as, for example, a type of experience used as part of a marketing strategy in order to leave a mark on consumers, thus in this way orienting their preferences towards a certain offer. read more

Okt 20, 2021
QUAN, Nguyen Vu, KENFOX IP & Law Office, Vietnam

Copyright - a powerful and effective tool to repress tr...

Intellectual property of reputable and well-known businesses is perpetually the target of imitation, copying and counterfeiting. The greater the businesses' prestige and goodwill, the more vulnerable it is to illegal business people. As soon as the designs and logos for a reputable and well-known business's product line are introduced to the market, products with similar or even identical designs, patterns, and logos appear immediately. Hereunder are ... read more read more

Sep 10, 2021
Irma Cami, Albanian IP Matters, Albania
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Year in Review & Look Ahead – Albania

2018 marked another active year for Albania in the realm of trademarks. The approval of the long awaited regulation on trademarks was regarded by the IP community as a main event of 2018. Having Market Surveillance Authority finally operational and new rules on registration and administration of .AL domains were other remarkable developments in 2018. Regardless of a serious backlog of enforcement proceedings before the Albanian IPO and courts the case law continued to expand, with more elaborate reasoning and more legal grounds examined. read more

Jul 01, 2021
Caroline Guy, Therrien Couture Joli-Cœur, Canada
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The College of Patent Agents and Trademark Agents Start...

On June 28, 2021, Canada’s new College of Patent Agents and Trademark Agents begins operations. The College of Patent Agents and Trademark Agents (CPATA) will be responsible for maintaining the registers of Patent Agents and Trademark Agents; to administer the qualifying examinations for agents and to enforce an agent code of conduct. One of the objectives of CPATA is to protect the public by ensuring that agents are competent and by setting up an investigation mechanism following a complaint. read more

Feb 11, 2021
Shivarpita Nailwal, Chadha & Chadha, India

India Update: The Designs (Amendment) Rules 2021

In furtherance to the Draft rules published in 2019, the Government of India, on January 25, 2021, issued a gazette notification to formalize and introduce the Designs (Amendment) Rules, 2021. The new amendment rules have come into force with effect from January 25, 2021. The new rules confirm that for the purposes of the registration of designs, the articles shall be classified as per current edition of “International Classification for Industrial Designs (Locarno Classification)” published by World Intellectual Property Organization read more