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BRAZIL: Getting Closer to Madrid
Recent announcements from the Brazilian National Institute for Industrial Property (INPI) and an approval on April 9, 2013 by the Brazilian Federal Government’s Forei
The trademark lawyer as brand manager
Litigation in the United States is expensive. Among the important skills a good attorney should possess is the ability to keep costs as low as possible.
UNITED STATES: New York Yankees Ruled Baseball’s EVIL EMPIRE
In New York Yankees Partnership v. Evil Enterprises, Inc., Opposition No. 91192764 (T.T.A.B. Feb. 8, 2013) (nonprecedential), the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB or
UNITED STATES: Deceptive Tea Trademark Not Registrable for Acquired Distinctiveness
On March 5, 2013, the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) found that the mark WHITE JASMINE & Design, as used with “beverages made of tea; black tea; flavouri
Getting the Deal Through – Patents 2011
Under the Vietnam Intellectual Property Law (the IP Law), a patentee is entitled to request the competent authorities to enforce its patent rights against an infringement in
Highlights of Vietnam’s Amended IP law 2009
Viet Nam has became the WTO's 150th member on 11 January 2007. During this process, one of Vietnam's most ambitious undertakings is to upgrade the legal system in such a way that the protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights (IPR) in the
Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights in Vietnam
Under the Intellectual Property (IP) Law of Vietnam, IP rights holders can rely on the following four measures to enforce their protected rights:
Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights in Vietnam
One of Vietnam's most ambitious undertakings on its way to WTO accession was to strengthen protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights (IPR) in the country by upgrading the legal system, without any transitional period, in such a way that i
The Chinese government has published a 10-year patent strategy in Beijing
China State Intellectual Property Office held a press conference in Beijing on November 11 and officially released the "National Patent Development Strategy (2011-2020)".Gan Shaoning, Deputy Director of SIPO said, the "National Patent Development Strategy