Organisation: National Intellectual Property Administration

Dust settles on five-year Nestlé dispute over A2 mark

This dispute between Nestlé and A2 Milk serves as a valuable example of how the Chinese courts will assess distinctiveness.

28 June 2024

Register Tracker Asia-Pacific: January-April 2024

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WTR analyses trademark filing trends at major Asia-Pacific registers.

26 June 2024

Trademark activity drops across all but one major register, Clarivate report shows

Trademark filings fell across five of six major registers in 2023, a new report by Clarivate reveals, but the results are more positive than they seem.

30 May 2024

A year in China IP enforcement: authorities release annual data

Chinese authorities have released a series of reports providing data and notable IP cases from 2023.

16 May 2024

CNIPA’s “Draft Measures for Calculating Illegal Revenue in Trademark Infringement Cases”: what you need to know

The draft measures provide brand owners with clarity on available remedies in trademark infringement cases.

14 May 2024

The notional acceptance of position marks in China: insights from the Dr Martens yellow stitching case

Brand owners must evidence how their position marks have acquired distinctiveness for the parts of the goods on which they are affixed.

10 May 2024

EU criticised; Russia concerns; Dominican Republic and Uzbekistan removed – takeaways from USTR Special 301 Report

WTR presents findings from the 2024 edition of the USTR's Special 301 Report, the fourth to be released under the Biden administration.

25 April 2024

Application of China examination guide puts brand owners with historically “tainted” marks in a vulnerable position

In this week’s opinion column, Simmons & Simmons’ Anna Li and George Chan warn that acquired third-party marks may be permanently “tainted” by the original owner’s bad faith and at risk of invalidation.

13 April 2024

IP office® – how trademark registries protect their own brands to help combat scams

WTR delves into the trademark portfolios of offices around the world to uncover those most active in protecting their own intellectual property.

08 April 2024

Five China IP developments you may have missed

Chinese authorities have made significant statements regarding IP protection and annual data in the past three months.

27 March 2024