Our client, a Chinese garment enterprise, owns the registered trademark “DEICAE” and its corresponding Chinese trademark “迪赛(DiSai in Pinyin)”. DIESEL S.P.A, a famous Italian garment enterprise, filed an invalidation application against the Chinese trademark “迪赛” of our client, arguing that “迪赛” is similar to its prior trademark “DIESEL”, and thus the disputed mark “迪赛” shall be invalidated.
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KWM assisted Italian luxury brand Bvlgari to win trademark infringement & unfair competition suit with well-known trademark recognition
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On 31 December 2019, Guangdong People’s Higher Court made its ruling on the trademark infringement and unfair competition civil suit between Italian luxury brand Bvlgari and Hunan Taskin Investment Co. Ltd, etc., recognizing the former’s “BVLGARI 宝格丽” mark under Reg. No. 3811212 for “accessories (jewelry); watches” a well-known trademark, and consequently holding the defendant’s use of “宝格丽 (Bvlgari in Chinese characters)” and “宝格丽公寓 (Bvlgari Residential Building in Chinese characters)” in a prominent manner on commercial properties the defendant developed and on the promotional materials thereof constitute infringement against Bvlgari’s aforementioned trademark registration.
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CNIPA’s Handling of Trademark Enforcement Obstacles in the New Coronavirus Epidemic
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On January 28, 2020, the China National Intellectual Property Administration(CNIPA) issued a notice named the Matters Concerning the Term of Patents, Trademarks, and Layout Designs of Integrated Circuits Affected by the Epidemic.
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CINIPA started to publish the trademark opposition decisions online
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On February 18, 2020, the Trademark Office(TM office) of the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) issued a notice named Online Publication of the Decisions on Trademark Oppositions.
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PRC Courts Grant Trade Dress Protection for Handbags which Overall Appearance is a Combination of Generic Design Elements
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On December 30, 2019, Guangzhou Tianhe District People’s Court issued a judgment granting trade dress protection for two iconic handbag series designed and sold by a famous luxury good company1.
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Manage COVID19 – Recalibrate contract strategy in a new reality
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The Novel Coronavirus outbreak has significantly affected the world. The situation remains volatile, with new and evolving measures being imposed rapidly to tackle quickly changing circumstances. Companies and businesses are taking cost-cutting and remedial measures, assessing the state of their existing contractual rights and obligations, and restructuring their businesses in response to the present situation.
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China’s NPL market: implications of the China-U.S. Trade Deal
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In this article, we explore the significance and potential business opportunities presented by this aspect of the Phase One Trade Deal. …
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Why not Use the Time of Telework to Amend the AOA of FIEs?
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The Foreign Investment Law of the People’s Republic of China (the “Foreign Investment Law”) issued last year came into force on 1 January, 2020 together with the supporting Regulations for the Implementation of the Foreign Investment Law of the People’s Republic of China (the “Implementation Regulations”). …
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China Releases Big Plan for Autonomous Vehicles
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The Strategy sets forth a blueprint as to how the Chinese government will boost the development of autonomous vehicles over the next thirty years.
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COVID-19: Force Majeure under PRC, HK SAR and English law
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The novel coronavirus COVID-19 has affected major cities and numerous towns in the PRC and around the world.
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