Article[IP & Culture] "Don't Eat Me": Social Media Poetry And CopyrightWhat has a meme to do with the lockdown? Well, apparently nothing, if we only consider the definitions.ChinaIntellectual PropertyHFG Law & Intellectual Property
Article[IP China] Anti-unfair Competition Law Cited For The First Time For Protection Of Foreign GI Across IndustriesIt's the first case where the Anti-unfair Competition Law is cited by the court to protect a foreign GI across industries in China. Let's take a close look at the case.ChinaIntellectual PropertyHFG Law & Intellectual Property
ArticleSupreme Court Ruled Against Trademark OwnerPRC Supreme People's Court recently made a decision in the retrial phase for trademark infringement dispute between Tianjin Zhong Zhuang Supply Chain Management Co., Ltd.ChinaIntellectual PropertyHFG Law & Intellectual Property
ArticleBrunello Di Montalcino Cancels 3 Bad Faith TrademarksThe DOCG is exclusively reserved to DOC wines from at least ten years, which are distinguished with particular quality, in relation to the intrinsic qualitative characteristics. ChinaIntellectual PropertyHFG Law & Intellectual Property
Article[IP EU] June 1st, 2023: The Unitary Patent Is BornFinally, after around a decade of gestation, the Patent with Unitary Effects (or Unitary Patent) is effectively launched in Europe. ChinaIntellectual PropertyHFG Law & Intellectual Property
Article[IP EU] Gaultier Uses Botticelli's Masterpiece And Get Sued"Unauthorized use of Botticelli's Birth of Venus": that's the motivation of the lawsuit started by the Uffizi Museum in Florence, one of the best know museums in the world...European UnionIntellectual PropertyHFG Law & Intellectual Property
Article不满天猫不当设置关键词,网易向天猫提出1000 万索赔(不正当竞争案件)近日,海淀法院发布消息称,其已经受理网易公 司(原告, NASDAQ: NTES)诉天猫公司(被告, 中国最大的B2C 购物网站)的反不正当竞争纠纷案 件。原×ChinaIntellectual PropertyHFG Law & Intellectual Property
Article[IP Law] Web Celebrity Li Ziqi Is Not The Owner Of Her TrademarkAs one of the famous internet celebrities in China, Li Ziqi has millions of fans on various online platforms. Being famous for video making of traditional Chinese food and displaying idyllic pastoral life...ChinaIntellectual PropertyHFG Law & Intellectual Property
ArticleTommy Hilfiger's Flag: The Color Make The DifferenceIt frequently happens to walk in a mall or just around the street to bump into a store logo that not-barely remind the most famous flag of Tommy Hilfiger (TH).ChinaIntellectual PropertyHFG Law & Intellectual Property
ArticleRegistrability Of Retail And Wholesale Services In ChinaFor a long time, "retailing" and "wholesaling" are not registrable under the Nice Classification. ChinaIntellectual PropertyHFG Law & Intellectual Property
ArticleVirus And Patentability: Few Questions To The ExpertFor example, a DNA fragment that is designed by use of virus gene, synthetized and isolated, and aims for detecting the cases of the disease, can be patented. ChinaIntellectual PropertyHFG Law & Intellectual Property
Article[IP Law] Hermes Sues MetaBirkin For Trademark InfringementThe litigation was filed at United States District Court for the Southern District of New York on Jan 14th 2022.ChinaIntellectual PropertyHFG Law & Intellectual Property
Article[IP China] Non Use Cancellation: Recap Of What You Need To KnowThe registration of a trademark in China becomes every year more and more difficult. It doesn't sound like a news considering that in the last few years...ChinaIntellectual PropertyHFG Law & Intellectual Property
Article[IP CHINA] Vaccination Of A Tiger: First NFT Litigation In ChinaOn April 22, 2022, Hangzhou Internet Court published a decision on the very first NFT intellectual-property infringement case in China. ChinaIntellectual PropertyHFG Law & Intellectual Property
ArticleThe Battle Of N Logo - New Balance Annulled Copycat TMK In ChinaNew Balance is an American sports footwear and apparel brand that has been around since 1906. The famous "N" logo of the brand wasn't featured until the '70s when New Balance released the 320 sneakers.ChinaIntellectual PropertyHFG Law & Intellectual Property
ArticleBig Step Of Data - The Draft Of Data Security LawDigital payments, face recognition, search engines, all kinds of APP, 4G / 5G communication networks and a series of data-based information products have fully integrated in our daily life. ChinaTechnologyHFG Law & Intellectual Property
Article[IP EU] Lindt's Gold Bunny Is A Tiger At IP Protection!To celebrate the year of the Rabbit that in China is going to initiate soon, we have collected several cases all relating to the famous Golden Bunny of Lindt & Sprüngli.ChinaIntellectual PropertyHFG Law & Intellectual Property
ArticleHERMÈS vs HAIRMES: Risk Of Confusion For Cats And DogsWith the recent decision issued on 26 July 2023 the Japan Patent Office (JPO) ruled in favor of Hermès International SA in an invalidation action against the word mark HAIRMES...JapanIntellectual PropertyHFG Law & Intellectual Property
Article4 Reasons Why You Must Translate Trademarks In ChineseWhen westerns and international companies think about international trade, English is of course perceived as the global tool to jump language barriers all over the world.ChinaIntellectual PropertyHFG Law & Intellectual Property
Article[IP ASIA] 日本认定使用Louboutin的红鞋底不构成侵权行为随着2022年3月发布的39页判决书,东京地方法院对奢侈时尚品牌Christian Louboutin作出判决,否认其红鞋底有一定程度的知名度,并因此认定使用Louboutin的红鞋底不&ChinaIntellectual PropertyHFG Law & Intellectual Property