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IP | IQ: Bad Faith Filings in China and the Impacts of the New Amendments

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Melvin Mei, Trade Mark Attorney, discusses the amendments to Chinese Trade Mark law and the impacts on the region.

In November 2019, amendments to Chinese Trade Mark law came into effect around bad faith filings, which continue to be a problem in China.

Melvin Mei, one of Rouse’ trade mark experts in Shanghai reflects on the practical implications of these amendments. He explores the underlying reasons for the large numbers of bad faith filings, the first to file system and what steps brand owners can take to protect themselves. Melvin also discusses the actions which authorities have been taking since the enactment of this amendment on trade mark agencies.

Linda Chang

 

Introduction of AllThings IP

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“We are happy to announce the launch of our YouTube Channel “Eshwars”. This initiative has been backed by our team’s passion and philosophy to share our firm’s collective knowledge on select legal topics concerning various business laws prevailing in India. The constant support and encouragement of our clients has indeed been our inspiration behind creation of this knowledge video series.

As a start to the knowledge video series, we have come up with our IP specific knowledge videos titled – AllThings IP to address some of the basic and frequently asked questions with respect to IP prosecution and registration in India. We sincerely hope you will find the videos useful. We also request you to subscribe to our Eshwars YouTube channel to receive regular updates.

In case of any queries, feel free to write us at: ip@eshwars.com.

WIPO Appoints New Director General

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The World Intellectual Property Organization has appointed Daren Tang from Singapore as its next director general. Tang will be the first Asian to hold the top job at the United Nations specialized agency.

Daren Tang, who has led the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore since 2015, is the first Asian to hold the top job at the United Nations agency.