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Late filing of evidence in a trademark opposition proceeding, pardoned!
This matter pertains to registration of the mark “BEABA” at the IPOS filed under No. 40201909817Y in...
Months into the pandemic, what has been the effect on IP registration?
In many countries in Asia, not surprisingly, there has been a steady number or decrease of registrat...
Chanel Loses Attempt to Block Japanese Trademark Registration of “Gonna Getcha”
The decision was handed down by the Opposition Board of the Japan Patent Office (JPO) on October 20,...
Procedure for IP inclusion in Kazakhstan’s Customs Register simplified
May be a bit flawed, but lawyers say new law is beneficial to rights owners.
Nepal Challenges India's GI Registration For Basmati Rice
The tension between India and Pakistan with regards to the geographical indication of Basmati Rice i...
2020 IP filings down but could register record growth post-COVID 19
For the first time since its establishment in 1998, filings at the IPOPHL were down across all types...
Vietnam’s IP office issues Notice 13822
Is it feasible? A lawyer from Hanoi shares his opinions.
Who owns the mark? Prior user vs. the first-to-file registrant
In Zuneca Pharmaceuticals v. Natrapharm Inc., the Supreme Court of the Philippines ruled that regist...