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CHINA: The New Trademark Law in Detail

The long-awaited amendment to the People’s Republic of China (PRC) Trademark Law was finally passed and published on August 30, 2013. The new law will come into effect on May 1, 2014.

15/10/2013

Partial summing-up of the Program to support intellectual asset development during 2011 - 2015

On 9 October 2013, in Ha Tinh province, the National Office of Intellectual Property of Vietnam (NOIP) – Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST) in coordination wit

14/10/2013

UNITED STATES: USPTO to Reconsider Policy on Examining gTLDs

In August, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) made available on its website a draft Examination Guide regarding applications for marks that are composed solely of

08/10/2013

Vietnamese delegation to attend the WIPO Assemblies 2013

The Fifty-First Series of Meetings of the Assemblies of the Member States of WIPO (the 2013 WIPO Assemblies) took place from September 23 to October 2, 2013 in Geneva, Swit

08/10/2013

Customs may impose fines of up to VND 250,000,000

This is one of the aspects provided in the Government’s Decree No. 99/2013/ND- CP dated 29 August 2013 on

09/09/2013

Protection of the geographical indication “Binh Minh” for the Nam Roi pomelo

On 29 August 2013, the National Office of Intellectual Property of Vietnam (NOIP) issued Decision No. 2064/QD-SHTT on granting Certificate for registration of geographical

06/09/2013

VIETNAM: Court rejected the Marvel’s appeal to NOIP’s Decision on Registration of “X-MEN” Trademark

On June 27, 2003, International Consumer Products (ICP - Cong ty Co phan Hang Gia dung Quoc te), address:

05/09/2013

Scholarship Awarding Ceremony of Pham & Associates at Ho Chi Minh City University of Law

As part of Pham & Associates activities for community’s sake, on 30 August 2013, the representative of Pham & Associates, Lawyer Pham Manh Nam, attended the g

05/09/2013

INTA Signs MOU with Brazil’s INPI, Congratulates ABPI on 50 Years

As part of INTA’s 2010–2013 Strategic Plan goal of developing cooperative relationships with other IP offices and governments, President Toe Su Aung last month

03/09/2013