First-ever Chinese civil code adopted at national legislature: no ‘IP section’, yet still relevant
On 28 May 2020, the long-awaited civil code of China…
China says ‘No’ to the malicious filing of Coronavirus-related trade marks
Article 10 of the Chinese Trade Mark Law (CTML), amended…
Trade Mark Opposition Decisions in China are Now Public Online
On 18 February 2020, a short yet notable announcement was…
English High Court dismisses Babybel appeal on the 3D red wax-coating UK trade mark
Earlier this month, His Honor Judge Hacon (sitting as a Deputy…
‘Day day up’ trade mark case and two English systems in China
Many years ago, in a junior high school English exam,…
China introduces new regulation tackling bad faith trade marks… and who is Jing Hanqing?
As a key point of the Chinese government’s initiative to…