Color claims for trademarks should in general be avoided. To be clear, there are situations when claiming color on a trademark registration application makes sense, but these situations are not common. What's more, color claims might create issues in the future, if you stop using your trademark exactly as registered. Claiming a color or colors
Estafas relacionadas con nombres de dominio en China: si tu empresa ha realizado alguna actividad en China (aunque solo sea enviar a alguien allí para reunirse con un proveedor), probablemente hayas recibido un correo electrónico con un aspecto bastante oficial en el que se te ofrece «ayuda» para evitar que alguien se apropie del registro de tu dominio en China o quizá en cualquier otro lugar del mundo. Imagínate lo siguiente: tu empresa por fin...
Las marcas notoriamente conocidas gozan de protección en virtud de la legislación china. Esta protección es lo más parecido a lo que China ofrece en materia de protección de marcas no registradas. Sin embargo, las circunstancias en las que se concede dicha protección son limitadas, dado que el criterio para que una marca se considere notoriamente conocida es extremadamente estricto. Para ilustrar lo riguroso que puede ser este criterio, consideremos una situación en la que...
Hace poco leí un artículo estupendo en Politico escrito por Brandon Possin, un funcionario del servicio exterior estadounidense (y amigo de mi colega Fred Rocafort) que actualmente está destinado en la embajada de Estados Unidos en Tokio. Possin también cuenta con una amplia experiencia en el ámbito de la cadena de bloques. En su artículo «Diplomático estadounidense a Washington: te estás quedando obsoleto en un ámbito clave de la política tecnológica», él
Trademark oppositions are proceedings by which parties can formally request the refusal of another party's trademark application. They are a feature of the trademark laws of just about every country, including China and the United States. Though trademark oppositions serve the same purpose in both China and the United States, the contexts in which they
Our International IP lawyers are always preaching how foreign companies must register their trademarks in China if they are going to be doing business in or producing product in China (see, for example, China Trademarks -- Do You Feel Lucky? Do You?). And in most cases, companies should register their trademarks in China now. Right
A trademark registrant in China is not required to use the trademark, but that could soon change. If a draft revision of China's Trademark Law is adopted, registrants may be required to certify their use of their trademark every five years after registration. We have covered other aspects of the proposed law in Draft Revision
You have almost certainly heard by now that there is a massive Chinese spy balloon currently hovering over U.S. airspace in violation of international and U.S. law. Or if you actually believe the CCP, it is merely a weather balloon that went very far off course. 1. China's Spy Balloon Will Worsen China's Relations with
The China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) has published a draft revision of the country's Trademark Law and called for comments from the public. In our first post on the potential implications of the revised law for international brands, we looked at proposed changes to the definition of what constitutes a trademark and the absolute
My law firm often gets calls from companies alleging "a company is selling their product under their trade name on Amazon" and asking us to send a cease and desist letter "right away" to get that company to stop violating their IP. Our typical response is to say it is seldom a good idea to
