Trademark
Paris Court rules Hermès’ copyright and trademark infringed in upcycled fashion case
By Laura Stravinskaite | Posted on July 9, 2025
On April 10, 2025, the Paris Judicial Court handed down a pivotal decision in favour of Hermès, finding that S.A.S. MAISON R&C, S.A.S. ATELIER R&C, and Géraldine Lugassy Demri had infringed Hermès’ copyrights and its registered word mark by incorporating parts of Hermès silk scarves—featuring original graphic works—onto denim jackets marketed as...
China issues Opinions on Judging Trademark Violations
By Ai-Leen Lim, Ashley Zhao | Posted on January 28, 2022
The National Intellectual Property Administration of China (CNIPA) issued the Standard for Judging General Trademark Violations (Standard) on December 13, 2021. It entered into force on January 1, 2022. Background In China, the Administration for Market Regulation (AMR) at the state, provincial, municipal and county levels (including all branches) are the enforcement authority tasked with administering and...
Tags: china, Standard, Trademark, Violations
China’s president pledges stronger IP enforcement
By Ai-Leen Lim | Posted on May 4, 2021
China’s president Xi Jinping has reiterated the country’s commitment to strengthening intellectual property protection and enforcement through higher damages and criminalisation. The article was published by the official state-run press agency of the People’s Republic of China – Xinhua. It stresses that innovation is the primary driving force behind development and protecting intellectual property rights is equal to protecting...
Tags: awards, china, copyright, Intellectual Property, Patent, Trademark
Boost for brand owners as Denmark introduces Product and Market Surveillance Law
By AWA | Posted on August 21, 2020
On 4 June 2020 the Danish Parliament passed the Product and Market Surveillance Law, which concerns product safety and provides increased powers to the authorities to take action against online retailers such as Amazon, Wish and AliExpress in a move that can be seen as a boost for brand owners. Denmark’s latest legislation supplements Regulation 2019/1020 on...
Tags: brands, Denmark, market surveillance, online, products, Trademark
The invention causing a storm at music festivals this year – Lapee
By AWA | Posted on July 29, 2019
When people think of music festivals they think of bright lights, loud music, alcohol and crowds of people coming together. They rarely consider the practical aspects of using the toilet at these festivals. For women, the reality is a less than desirable situation with endless lines for portable toilets, but on the other hand men...
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Tags: Denmark, entrepreneur, Intellectual Property, Patent, startup, Trademark
Did Dunhill score big in China litigation case?
By Ai-Leen Lim | Posted on February 1, 2019
In October 2018, UK luxury goods brand Dunhill announced that it had won a trademark battle against Chinese menswear brand Danhouli. The Foshan Intermediate People’s Court in Guangdong Province awarded Dunhill Rmb10 million (approximately $1.5 million) in an infringement case involving its well-known mark. The court also determined that Danhouli was guilty of unfair competition...
Tags: brands, china, Infringement, Litigation, Trademark, unfair competition
Sweden aligns Trademarks Act with EU regulations
By Louise Jonshammar | Posted on January 16, 2019
On 7 November 2018 the Riksdag (supreme decision-making body of Sweden) voted in favour of modernising and simplifying the Trademarks Act. The changes came into effect on 1 January 2019. The motivation behind the amendments is to align Swedish trademark law more closely with that of other EU member states and is based on the...
Christiania Bikes – Not a generic term for cargo bikes
By Mette Parlev | Posted on September 13, 2018
New decision from the Maritime and Commercial High Court in Denmark The Copenhagen area of Christiania is well-known worldwide as a free town initiated by squatters, who back in 1971 occupied the area. This place was the cradle for the cargo bikes called “Christiania Bikes”. The first cargo bike was produced in 1984, and soon...
Tags: bikes, cargo bikes, Christiania bikes, Christiania Cykler, Denmark, Trademark
Why the authorities are taking a tougher stance on trademark infringement in the food industry
By Ai-Leen Lim | Posted on April 4, 2018
Thirteen defendants have been criminally prosecuted in Shanghai for selling goods under illegally manufactured labels, reinforcing the tough stance that the authorities have been taking in counterfeit food cases. The cases On January 11 2018, the Intellectual Property Trial Division of Shanghai Pudong New Area People’s Court delivered judgment in six cases involving trademarks for...
Tags: china, criminal prosecution, fruit, Infringement, labels, Trademark, trademark infringement
Olympic games well covered by Intellectual Property
By AWA | Posted on February 9, 2018
The Winter Olympic Games in PyeongChang, South Korea, have just started. For two weeks athletes around the world will do their very best to represent their countries. But what about intellectual property at the games? The Olympic rings are well-known to almost everyone on this planet, i.e. the five interlocked rings with colours in blue,...
Tags: design, Intellectual Property, IOC, olympic games, PyeongChang, Trademark
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