Organisation: Congress

The people of South Africa took to the polls last week, with the country’s president Cyril Ramaphosa leading the ANC party to victory with its lowest majority ever. We explore what trademark practitioners should expect from the ANC’s next five years.

13 May 2019

One year after a significant shift in the Argentine trademark landscape, it is time to reflect on how practitioners have adapted and what international rights holders need to know now.

01 May 2019

As India’s Lok Sabha elections reach their apex, multiple international and domestic brands have made a stamp on the election with intriguing marketing campaigns. Local experts tell WTR about the opportunities and risks of this activity.

29 April 2019

The Standing Committee of the 13th National People’s Congress has recently adopted amendments to China’s Trademark Law. One of the main changes is that it will be possible to reject a trademark application on the basis that it has been filed in bad faith and without an intent to use.

26 April 2019

China’s legislature has approved amendments to the country’s trademark law, which includes a raft of changes, including empowering administrative authorities to reject malicious applications and impose fines against bad-faith filers and their agents.

24 April 2019

Illegal online pharmacies are a growing global problem for patient safety, public health and brand reputation. Combating this danger requires comprehensive, coordinated and consistent action from stakeholders around the world.

19 February 2019

Following a recent amendment to Law No 27584, which regulates contentious-administrative civil actions in Peru, it is expected that cases will be resolved more quickly and efficiently.

07 February 2019

Following the creation of the “Intellectual Property Court, a Detached Tribunal of the SPC”,  the Supreme People’s Court has promulgated several provisions defining how the new court will function and the boundaries of its jurisdiction.

31 January 2019

In this guest post, legal experts consider the immediate consequences that will result from the Supreme Court’s review of Iancu v Brunetti.

24 January 2019

In a welcome development for mark owners, statistics released by the National Institute of Industrial Property indicate that there was a significant reduction in the backlog of trademark applications in 2018.

23 January 2019