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We scrutinise the data to reveal the 50 companies with the largest portfolios in five major jurisdictions.

13 July 2023

As the view towards letters of consent shifts, Anna Li, Monica Fang and George Chan of Simmons & Simmons assess their current evidentiary value in China by analysing all recently published decisions from the Beijing Intellectual Property Court and Beijing High Court.

08 September 2022

The Supreme People’s Court of China has held that trademark owners are better positioned than the Trademark Review and Adjudication Board or the courts to assess whether the concurrent use of two marks will lead to confusion among the relevant public.

11 December 2020

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World Trademark Review takes a deep dive into the top Asia-Pacific trademark offices and how they are modernising their systems to better protect applicants and streamline procedures. While this has positively affected filing levels, economic performance and domestic businesses will be key going forward.

01 October 2019

Letters of consent have been problematic in China, where brand owners often experience difficulty in obtaining such letters from local companies and having them accepted by the courts. However, there are encouraging signs that the situation is changing.

20 February 2018