Tag Archives: TRAB

SPC’s Michael Jordan Case Revisited

Guest post by Ouyang Yini, who is doing the unique combination of U.S. J.D. and China J.M. legal education at PKU STL in Shenzhen. Michael Jeffrey Jordan, one of the greatest NBA basketball players in the United States, is also … Continue reading

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China Trend: Trademark Review Process: participants (JW ANDERSON case) can stay at home

With internet courts in first Hangzhou, then Beijing and Guangzhou, the trend is set also for the specialized IP courts in China to deal remotely with the review application, evidence, cross-examination, and verdict. The objective of this remote trial system … Continue reading

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Well-known Trademark in China (2014): No Longer Unknown, But Still Unloved?

    By Danny Friedmann   The Third Amendment to the Trademark Law, which, together with the revised Trademark Regulations, came into effect May 1st, 2014, in combination with the Well-known Trademark Recognition and Protection Regulations stipulated by the State Administration … Continue reading

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Precious Lessons Learned From Hermès’ Unregistered Trademark In China

Love for horses, Love for gemsAlthough Hermès registered its trademark in China since 1977, it had not yet registered its Chinese name 爱马仕 (Ài mǎ shì) as a trademark the Legal Evening News wrote, according to Shanghai Daily, see here. In 1995 Dafeng … Continue reading

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Reptilian reportage

IP Komodo may have a forked tongue, but he speaks the IP truth! He has trawled this weeks China IP news and the hottest topic appears to be sightings of IP Dragon, with fiery tongue, sighted in the vicinity and … Continue reading

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Examination of Three-dimensional Marks by Wang Ze

“The three-dimensional marks are a new class of registrable trade marks introduced in the revised Chinese Trade Mark law as of 2001. Corresponding provisions were set forth with regard to the examination of three-dimensional marks in the Trademark Examination Standards … Continue reading

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Santa Barbara Polo and Racquet Club Too Similar to Beverly Hills Polo Club for a Trademark

Beijing Nr. 1 Intermediate People’s Court confirmed the rejection of the Trade Review and Adjudication Board (TRAB) of the application of Santa Barbara Polo & Racquet Club for a trademark. “[A]lthough the two trademarks had slight differences in English words, … Continue reading

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