In many countries protection of one’s trademarks begins from the date when the particular word, words or logo, were first used in business. However, China is a First-to-File country, so the first party to register a trademark will be the owner of that trademark,...
The short answer is yes. But it requires more effort than in the developed world, such as in Canada. The standard advice that I provide to clients is that the PRC has intellectual property laws that meet world standards, and that it is a party to the major treaties on...
Summarized below are a number of AML news items from the past 6 weeks or so. The most significant is today’s announcement of the first administrative monopoly case concluded by the SAIC. But in the long term the merger cases described below will may indicate the...