Are you feeling the Christmas mood? Right before the winter vacation we are out with the last number of GossIP for this 2023... disclosing some remarkable IP cases in China

Any time we try to explain what any company needs to take into account when facing the Chinese market for any project, I turn to the wisdom of my colleague Nicola Aporti's words in the introduction...

Registering a trademark in China is not as expensive as in other Countries, however that is only true if the registration goes smoothly from filing to granting stage. In case your trademark...

The Regulations on the Administration of Business Name Registration was issued on 28 December 2020 and came into effect on 1 March 2021.

英国高等法院最近驳回了怪物高能饮料提出的注册其商标"Red Dawg"的上诉，理由是该商标可能会从"红牛"已有的商誉中获取不正当利益，让我们来仔细

We start with a contribution regarding a case of trademark enforcement: recently won by HFG, the "Motovario-Case" is one of our best examples of how an efficient and ...

The first phase of the Soft Opening Period began on October 01, 2020 and ended on March 31, 2023.

Why such order becomes hot topic in Chinese courts, and why should we care about relevant topics?

Decathlon officially entered the Chinese market in 2003, and by 2021 had 280 Decathlon stores in China.

With a recent decision, the Beijing Higher People's Court recognized that "OMO 奥妙" brand is widely known to the public in relation to laundry detergents and thus it can be protected as well-known trademark under Article 13.3 of the Trademark Law.

Everybody knows what Mattel and Barbie are around the world and their high popular status in the toys scenario.

Chanel's N° 5 iconic eau de perfume was released in 1921 and has become quickly synonymous with sophistication and luxury.

Mattel has had a great summer, making Barbie popular again with new generations through its first Barbie movie.

The UK High Court has recently rejected an appeal filed by Monster Energy to register its trademark "Red Dawg" due to the fact that this mark could take unfair advantage of "Red Bull".

The numbers of trademark applications in China are huge. In 2020 alone, there are more than ten million trademarks filed at the trademark office.

With decision issued on July 29 2020 and notified to the parties on August 11 2020 Shanghai Yangpu District People's Court has recognized Fabbri's packaging -bearing the famous blue-and-white "faentino" decoration- ...

It is becoming a well-known fact that nowadays obtaining a trademark registration is becoming more and more difficult in China.

After a 22 year long legal battle, Manolo Blahnik, the luxury footwear brand, finally got their trademark back in China.

We have already written few times on these pages that certain facts happening far away from China might have a clear and quick impact in terms of new trademark filings at CNIPA.

When thinking to copyright we immediately link to books, videos, music, and then it is not easy to see the connection with trademark squatting.