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Chinese IP Law Updates
August 2, 2023
Selling Counterfeit TM Goods
Chinese IP Law Updates
July 11, 2023
Trademark Infringement Damages Determination
Chinese IP Law Updates
March 24, 2023
Penalties for Bad-Faith TM Applications
Chinese IP Law Updates
February 15, 2023
The Concept, Legal Provisions, and Judicial Protection Status of Geographical Indication Trademarks
Chinese IP Law Updates
December 7, 2022
Validity of Commercial Franchise Contract
Chinese IP Law Updates
November 29, 2022
Right of Name Trademark Prosecution in China
Chinese IP Law Updates
September 14, 2022
TWE Wins Supreme Court Retrial
Chinese IP Law Updates
Company Update
April 28, 2022
2021-2022 HFL Top cases for IP Protection from QBPC and National Authorities and Courts / 鸿方代理案件入选公安部、各地法院、市场监督管理部门十大知产案例盘点
Chinese IP Law Updates
March 7, 2022
Protect Disclosed Patent Tech Solutions
Chinese IP Law Updates
December 17, 2021
Copyright Protection for Works of Applied Art
Chinese IP Law Updates
November 8, 2021
A conversation about the NFT from Curry’s Avatar and its copyrights
Chinese IP Law Updates
October 20, 2021
Trademark legitimate source defense
Chinese IP Law Updates
September 17, 2021
Law Application on TM Opposition
Chinese IP Law Updates
August 18, 2021
Cancellation of Copyright Certificate
Chinese IP Law Updates
July 30, 2021
Cross-class protection for well-known trademarks against registered trademarks
Chinese IP Law Updates
July 8, 2021
Free Ride as Co-brands in Trademark Infringement
Chinese IP Law Updates
April 6, 2021
Cancellation review of 3D TM
Chinese IP Law Updates
January 19, 2021
2D and 3D TM Use Guideline
Chinese IP Law Updates
December 24, 2020
Trademark Acquisition through Retrial Procedures by Supreme Court
Chinese IP Law Updates
November 6, 2020
“MK” Probable Confusion TM Case
Chinese IP Law Updates
September 18, 2020
The Use of Registered Trademarks may Constitute Trademark Infringement
Chinese IP Law Updates
September 1, 2020
Red Sole Case and Position Trademark Refusal Overview
Chinese IP Law Updates
July 28, 2020
TM Rights In Domain Name Arbitration – Part II
Chinese IP Law Updates
July 17, 2020
TM Rights In Domain Name Arbitration
Chinese IP Law Updates
June 18, 2020
The Principle of “Good Faith” Matters
Chinese IP Law Updates
June 5, 2020
Analysis of Trademark Infringement for Unauthorized Replacement of Packaging
Chinese IP Law Updates
May 22, 2020
Risks of TM Infringement Caused by App Names
Chinese IP Law Updates
May 11, 2020
Elements Determining a Malicious Lawsuit
Chinese IP Law Updates
April 17, 2020
Patent Invalidation citing “Transformations”
Chinese IP Law Updates
April 10, 2020
The Positive Impact of Trademark Popularity
Chinese IP Law Updates
March 24, 2020
Law Application and Liability on Refusal of Trademark “Huo Shen Mountain” in relation to the epidemic
Chinese IP Law Updates
March 16, 2020
Analysis of Relevant Issues of Trademark infringement in Parallel Imports
Chinese IP Law Updates
Company Update
March 9, 2020
Safeguard against COVID-19 – HFL in Action for 3M Crackdown on Fake Masks
Chinese IP Law Updates
February 17, 2020
Slogan Trademark Should Be Distinctive
Chinese IP Law Updates
Company Update
January 21, 2020
Highlights of newly amended TM Law in China
Chinese IP Law Updates
October 16, 2019
AUSTRALIAN MADE Won Copycat TM Invalidation
Chinese IP Law Updates
September 6, 2019
TM Dispute Resolution Case Agreement
Chinese IP Law Updates
August 29, 2019
Trademark Lawsuit Won by TWE
Chinese IP Law Updates
July 29, 2019
Discussions on Co-owned Trademark’s Licensing
Chinese IP Law Updates
June 21, 2019
Adjusted the Fees for Trademark Registration
Chinese IP Law Updates
June 14, 2019
Article 4th – The Positive Impact of Trademark Law against TM-Squatters
Chinese IP Law Updates
May 15, 2019
The current practice of trademark division system in China
Chinese IP Law Updates
May 10, 2019
What trademarks may be rejected for “negative effects”?
Chinese IP Law Updates
April 1, 2019
Can artists continue to use stage name registered by an agency after their management contract ends?
Chinese IP Law Updates
March 11, 2019
How to name and register foreign brands in China?
Chinese IP Law Updates
March 1, 2019
Seeking protection of merchandising rights in trademark opposition. A review on the case “MAO LI LUAN BU”
Chinese IP Law Updates
February 15, 2019
On the originality of typefaces/fonts
Chinese IP Law Updates
January 25, 2019
SHIP Court: The use of “LAN ZHI SHUI KU / LΛNEIGE” in Class 18 infringes upon the well-known trademark “LANZHI / LΛNEIGE” in Class 3
Chinese IP Law Updates
January 11, 2019
Are names for virtual currencies registrable as trademarks?
Chinese IP Law Updates
November 23, 2018
JIA SHI DUO (Castrol) v. JIA SHI JIE Protection Bridging between the Trademark Law and the Anti-Unfair Competition Law
Chinese IP Law Updates
November 16, 2018
Being squatted of your own domain name? Arbitration helps
Chinese IP Law Updates
October 26, 2018
Co-existence agreement helps secure thwarted trademark applications
Chinese IP Law Updates
October 10, 2018
Should Invalidation Action Cease for Non-use Cancelled TM?
Chinese IP Law Updates
September 7, 2018
HongFangLaw won the “2017-2018 Excellent Trademark Agency Case” award
Chinese IP Law Updates
August 31, 2018
How liabilities on sellers of products constituting Unfair Competition have been implemented in the new amendment of the law
Chinese IP Law Updates
August 17, 2018
“Ghost Blows Out the Light” vs. “Captain Touchers of Gold” Copyright dispute arises over an author’s novel re-creation containing elements of a previous novel that had its copyrights acquired
Chinese IP Law Updates
August 10, 2018
A View on the State of Variation against Reference Views – How do they impact a design patent’s scope of protection?
Chinese IP Law Updates
July 31, 2018
Celebrity’s Impact on Trademark Registration
Chinese IP Law Updates
July 20, 2018
A View on the Statute of Limitations Applied in Trademark Disputes in the Era of Post-General Provisions of the Civil Law
Chinese IP Law Updates
July 6, 2018
Copyright Infringement by Online Game Adaptations of Original Novels
Chinese IP Law Updates
June 29, 2018
Interpretation and determination concerning Article 10.1.7 of the Trademark Law
Chinese IP Law Updates
June 22, 2018
Reflection on “trademark use” prescribed by Art. 48 of the Trademark Law in OEM industry
Chinese IP Law Updates
June 6, 2018
Standards for determining contributory infringement in patent disputes
Chinese IP Law Updates
May 8, 2018
The Tale of the Two Innisfree Chinese Trademarks
Chinese IP Law Updates
April 24, 2018
Administrative Dealing with Free-riding Trademarks
Chinese IP Law Updates
April 16, 2018
A Brief Analysis of the “JIAO GE YA ZI” Case
Chinese IP Law Updates
April 10, 2018
Is Video Ad Blocking Unfair Competition?
Chinese IP Law Updates
March 27, 2018
Collective Trademark Protection Case
Chinese IP Law Updates
March 20, 2018
Non-use TM Cancellation Dispute
Chinese IP Law Updates
March 16, 2018
Inclusive Coverage of Goods Helps Standardize TM Use
Chinese IP Law Updates
March 12, 2018
Pros & Cons of Cease & Desist Letter Use
Chinese IP Law Updates
February 9, 2018
Exhaustion of the rights conferred by a trademark
Chinese IP Law Updates
February 5, 2018
“Wesley” should not be mistaken for “Wisely”
Chinese IP Law Updates
February 2, 2018
“Ronghua” Trademark Infringement Case
Chinese IP Law Updates
January 29, 2018
Sulwhasoo vs. Sulansoo Trademark Case
Chinese IP Law Updates
January 22, 2018
TM Law Protection on Deceased Celebrity’s Name
Chinese IP Law Updates
January 11, 2018
Invalidation of the “PRINS” preemptive trademark
Chinese IP Law Updates
January 5, 2018
Johnnie Walker case: no free ride by John Walker
Chinese IP Law Updates
December 20, 2017
Dispute over Trademark Infringement and Unfair Competition between AkzoNobel and Doulax
Chinese IP Law Updates
December 14, 2017
How “Jia De Shi” Successfully Blocked the Registration of “Jia De Le”
Chinese IP Law Updates
November 29, 2017
First Big Data Case by Penfolds & Alibaba
Chinese IP Law Updates
September 12, 2017
19.6% of Admin Decision Canceled by Beijing IP Court – Report on the Work of Intellectual Property Courts
Chinese IP Law Updates
September 8, 2017
HongFangLaw Case on Rejection Review of Trademark “發育寶-S” was Awarded “Excellent Case Award”
Chinese IP Law Updates
August 22, 2017
Trademark Dispute Between Under Armour and Uncle Martian
Chinese IP Law Updates
August 18, 2017
Shanghai IP Court: International Purchase on E-Commerce Platform Constitutes Trademark Infringement
Chinese IP Law Updates
August 17, 2017
SPC Rules JDB & GPHL to Use Jointly the Red-can Trade Dress on WongLo Kat
Chinese IP Law Updates
July 21, 2017
Mercedes-Benz and Chery Agree on Use of “EQ” Trademark
Chinese IP Law Updates
July 13, 2017
China: Court Imposes Highest Statutory Penalty for Refusal to Abide by Injunction – INTA Bulletin Nikita Xue
Chinese IP Law Updates
June 29, 2017
Xia Junli – Judicial Policies for Prevention of Bad Faith Trademark Registration
Chinese IP Law Updates
Xia Junli – Judicial Policies for Prevention of Bad Faith Trademark Registration
Chinese IP Law Updates
June 28, 2017
Xia Junli – Judicial Policies for Prevention of Bad Faith Trademark Registration
Chinese IP Law Updates
June 2, 2017
OEM Trademark Infringement on “PEAK”
Chinese IP Law Updates
May 12, 2017
Alert: Legal Risks in Trademarks Fading into Generic Names
Chinese IP Law Updates
April 28, 2017
Design Patents Involving GUIs Pose New Challenges
Chinese IP Law Updates
April 27, 2017
China Customs Publishes Its Top 10 IP Protection Cases of 2016
Chinese IP Law Updates
April 14, 2017
China’s attempt to establish a patent priority review system
Chinese IP Law Updates
April 5, 2017
New Partnership between HongFangLaw and the Shanghai Association of International Trade
Chinese IP Law Updates
April 1, 2017
Huami Sued in USA for Patent Infringement
Chinese IP Law Updates
March 31, 2017
China Trademark Office: Official Fees reduced by 50% since April 1, including Trademark Registration, etc.
Chinese IP Law Updates
March 30, 2017
Sony Ruled by IP Court in Beijing for Invention Patent Infringement and Judged with Huge Compensation
Chinese IP Law Updates
March 22, 2017
Lawsuit against Mobike’s Smart Lock for Patent Infringement
Chinese IP Law Updates
March 17, 2017
Legal risk for the improper use of the “well-known trademark” expression
Chinese IP Law Updates
March 6, 2017
Legal Risks of using a Sign Identical with or Similar to the Name or Sign of the Red Cross for Commercial Use
Chinese IP Law Updates
Legal Risks of using a Sign Identical with or Similar to the Name or Sign of the Red Cross for Commercial Use
Chinese IP Law Updates
February 24, 2017
AutoNavi Co. Filed an Unfair Competition Lawsuit against DI DI Co. and Claimed Compensation of 75 Million RMB
Chinese IP Law Updates
AutoNavi Co. Filed an Unfair Competition Lawsuit against DI DI Co. and Claimed Compensation of 75 Million RMB
Chinese IP Law Updates
December 16, 2016
Interpretation of “QIAODAN” (in Chinese characters: 乔丹) Trademark Infringement Dispute
Chinese IP Law Updates
December 6, 2016
What kind of business problems are revealed to us from this Trademark Assignment Invalidation Judgment made by the Court?
Chinese IP Law Updates
November 11, 2016
Adidas Succeeds in Trademark Infringement case Against Tmall Online Store and Receives Compensation of RMB 1.2 Million
Chinese IP Law Updates
November 9, 2016
The Granted Number of China’s Invention Patents Decreased Significantly
Chinese IP Law Updates
November 2, 2016
CTMO Promises to Issue Trademark Filing Receipt in within Three Months
Chinese IP Law Updates
October 27, 2016
Guangzhou Plans to Set Up an E-commerce Patent Rights Protection Centre
Chinese IP Law Updates
October 19, 2016
Trademark infringement lawsuit between CHANEL and Guangzhou Tianma Development Co., Ltd.,et al.
Chinese IP Law Updates
September 21, 2016
Blizzard Entertainment succeeds in infringement lawsuit against World of Warcraft
Chinese IP Law Updates
August 23, 2016
An Interpretation of Statistics Report on China Patent 2015(III)
Chinese IP Law Updates
August 12, 2016
An Interpretation of Statistics Report on China Patent 2015(II)
Chinese IP Law Updates
August 8, 2016
Review of “Chateau Lafite” Trademark Opposition
Chinese IP Law Updates
July 22, 2016
Are you registering your trademark properly? Let’s learn from the analysis of recent cases in the sporting equipment industry in China.
