Monthly Archives: August 2008

The Longlife Trademark For Taiwan’s Cigarettes is still not dead

This morning I got this picture of Taiwanese cigarettes with the name Longlife. The picture is made by CH from Mobimania in Xiamen, China. First question. Is Longlife a trademarked brand in Taiwan? And what about China? If you type … Continue reading

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Xiamen Cyberpolice Stealed the Logo of Microsoft’s Internet Explorer?

CH of Mobimania pointed me to the Xiamen cyberpolice who uses the logo of E of Internet Explorer, the browser of of Microsoft. Did they get permission to use it? See their website here.

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Hong Kong Olympic Games: “Dress Code and Leave Branded Gifts At Home”

Mr Stephen Selby, director of the Intellectual Property Department urges spectators to the Olympic equestrian (horses) event in Hong Kong to abide by the Olympic rules on brand protection and advertising. This means that in the Olympic stadium and venues … Continue reading

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Hong Kong’s Top e-filers of Patent, Trademark and Design Right Applications

According to the Intellectual Property Department (IPD) of the Hong Kong Government the top e-filers of all e-transactions in 2008 were: Ranking Firms 1 UNDISCLOSED 2 DEACONS 3 WILKINSON & GRIST 4 JSM 5 BAKER & MCKENZIE 6 SIT, FUNG, … Continue reading

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