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In the matter of a trademark application by Health & Happiness Hong Kong Limited, and opposition the...
17 January 2022The application mark was used in relation to a communications enterprise that provided tailor-made services, including advertising and marketing. The opponent’s core business is in “Monster Energy” brand energy drinks, and is a leader in the beverage...
IPOPHL Launches Patent eCertificates
10 March 2022The Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines is now issuing electronic Certificates for Patents (Patent eCert), the latest digitalization milestone that brings the agency's objective of providing an end-to-end online service for patent applica...
Post-grant amendments: Flexibility or certainty?
30 November 2021Amendment of patent claims is one of the most critical and strategic decisions that needs to be made during the lifetime of a patent. Both pre- and post-grant amendments can be of strategic importance in determining the economic value of the patent....
Hong Kong Must Strengthen Its IP Protections
11 February 2022A senior researcher has suggested that if Hong Kong wants to become the region's innovation and technology centre, it has to enhance intellectual property (IP) protections for new breakthroughs, stressing that scientific infrastructure alone will not...
Report Says That China Has Around 700,000 Patent Inventions In 2021
18 January 2022The China National Intellectual Property Administration (NIPA) said at a recent conference that 696,000 inventive patents were approved in 2021.Shen Changyu, the NIPA's director, presented the conference with a work report outlining recent developmen...