In order to facilitate and improve the process of filing applications and other registration-related documents with the Department of Intellectual Property, the Department of Intellectual Property of the Ministry of Science and Technology announces the abolition of the notarization requirement for IP-related documents with effect from 26 June 2023.
Read MoreThe Korean Intellectual Property Office (“KIPO”) had made a several amendments to the Korean Patent Act, Trademark Act, and Design Protection Act that came in force on 20 April 2022. The aim of these amendments is to improve the Intellectual Property Rights (“IPR”) laws and make it more accessible to the applicant which often incurred in formality mistakes in detriment of their IP Rights.
Read MoreChina has new rules on trademark that came in force on 1 January 2022, which the rules are intended to strengthen the detection of illegal trademark acts and stricter requirements on manufacturers on trademark use.
Read MoreA bill to amend the Korean Trademark Act was submitted to the Korean National Assembly on 20 March 2023. The amendment aims to introduce a trademark co-existence consent system to overcome the prior trademark barrier, which is a long-awaited system to the trademark industry.
Read MoreOn 10th December 2021, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) has issued a final order for sanctions against Shenzhen Huanyee Intellectual Property Co., Ltd. and Ms. Yusha Zhang, Huanyee’s Executive Director for filing more than 15,000 trademark applications which included “false and fraudulent submissions”.
Read MoreHong Kong Trade Mark Ordinance protects registered trademarks.
Read MoreArticle 3 of the Trademark Law stipulates that “A registered trademark means a trademark that has been approved and registered by the Trademark Office.
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