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Amendments to Hong Kong’s Trade Marks Ordinance paves the way for Madrid Protocol
By AWA | Posted on July 7, 2020
The Trade Marks (Amendment) Ordinance 2020 was gazetted on June 19, 2020. While the Amendment does not introduce any substantive changes to the underlying Hong Kong trademark laws, it does provide a basis in Hong Kong Law for the application of the Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks (Madrid...
Tags: Hong Kong, Intellectual Property, IP, Madrid Protocol, trademarks, WIPO
Court decisions highlight challenges using copyright to protect designs in Denmark
By AWA | Posted on June 24, 2020
Two eagerly-awaited decisions from the Danish courts serve as a reminder that registered design rights offer greater protection over copyright in cases concerning lookalike products Both designers Ilse Jacobsen with rubber boots and Anne Black with a hanging flower pot, vase and jar with lid stated these products enjoyed copyright protection, but as seen in...
Tags: copyright, Denmark, design rights, designs, Infringement, marketing
How to fast track patent applications in China through prioritised patent examination
By AWA | Posted on June 24, 2020
The Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) is often used by applicants to expedite patent examinations. In China, an alternative to speed up examinations is the prioritised patent examination. Prioritised patent examination is not a new concept in China. It was first introduced in 2012 and most recently amended in 2017 in the Administrative Measures for Prioritised...
Tags: china, CNIPA, green technology, new technology, patents, PPH, Priortised Patent Examination
Upcoming amendments to China’s Copyright Law
By Ai-Leen Lim | Posted on June 24, 2020
Long-awaited amendments to China’s Copyright Law introduce punitive damages for the first time, provide greater powers to the authorities when investigating infringement and capture the rapid developments in digital technology First enacted in 1991 and amended in 2001 and then 2010, China’s lawmakers began reviewing the third amendment (Draft) to the Copyright Law on April...
Tags: china, copyright, digital technology, enforcement, Infringement, punitive damages
Brands must take extra caution against counterfeits during Covid-19 pandemic
By Mette Parlev | Posted on June 5, 2020
Enhanced online brand protection and anti-counterfeiting measures are needed due to the current pandemic: as demand from e-commerce consumers increases, so does the market for counterfeits. Background A recent report from EUROPOL, the European Union’s law enforcement agency, provides an overview of how criminals are adapting to profit from the covid-19 pandemic. Findings include that...
Tags: anti-counterfeiting, Coronavirus, COVID-19, enforcement, EU, Europe, trademarks
Fine Tuning Commercial IP Portfolios: Value, Cost Savings and Investing in the Future
By AWA | Posted on June 2, 2020
There has never been a better time to review your company’s IP portfolio than in the current business climate. This interactive webinar considers ways to fine tune the portfolio to generate cost savings, highlight the importance of IP to key decision makers, align IP and commercial interests as well as getting a jump start on...
Tags: commercial, investments, IP, patents, portfolio, strategy
Danish outerwear brand Rains wins court battle against Zara
By AWA | Posted on May 28, 2020
This case concerns whether three raincoats produced and marketed by Zara infringed on two raincoats from Rains, the Long Jacket and Parka Coat, under the Danish Copyright Act and the Danish Marketing Act. The Danish Maritime and Commercial Court handed down its judgement on May 15, 2020 between Rains Aps and Zara Denmark A/S and...
Tags: copyright, designs, marketing, Rains, Zara
Maintaining Traction in Commercial IP Strategy and Daily IP Operations
By AWA | Posted on May 22, 2020
The business environment is changing and the impacts can be felt in the commercial role and management of intellectual property. Head of AWA Strategy, Henrik Olsson will address these changes from a point of view of how companies are being affected in terms of intellectual property management. Companies will need to adapt internal and external...
Tags: business, commercial, IPR, strategy
Faster and Stronger Protection for New Technologies in China
By AWA | Posted on May 22, 2020
There have been a series of amendments to China’s Patent Examination Guidelines over the past year, especially regarding the examination of applications for technologies concerning the internet, AI, big data, block chain and business methods. Unclear issues have been clarified and examination standards unified. Join Xiaofan Chen from AWA Asia’s Beijing office who will discuss...
Tags: AI, big data, block chain, business methods, china, examination guidelines, Internet, patents
Valuation for Technology & IP Transactions in Good Times & Bad
By Thomas Ewing | Posted on May 22, 2020
Transactions involving new technologies and their related intangible assets have grown steadily. Restarting the world’s economic engines after the Coronavirus-induced shutdown suggests that such transactions may increase rapidly as firms seek to gain immediate value from their non-core assets. This webinar provides a context for valuation and discusses its role in commercial transactions (investment, M&A,...
Tags: IPR, licensing, patents, strategy, transactions, valuation
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