Chinese trade mark owners' associations won a victory for brand owners in July, as the China Trade Mark Office (CTMO) effectively backed down from controversial requirements on filing documents. The ...

Generally, when examining opposition proceedings, the China Trademark Office considers only the opposed trademark and the cited trademark - other trademark applications filed by the applicant have no ...

The China Trade Mark Office (CTMO) and the Trademark Review and Adjudication Board (TRAB) are both under new management and are doubling examiner numbers to try and reduce the backlogs that have ...

One of the key amendments to the Third Revision of China’s Trademark Law (the Revised Trademark Law) is that, for the first time, time limits have been prescribed for the examination and review of ...

“Considering the difficulties the China Trademark Office already encounters in dealing with the huge amount of yearly filings, the success of this legislative initiative will depend a lot on ...

One of the most fundamental functions of a trade mark is to identify the source of goods and services, and to distinguish goods and services provided by the trade mark owner from those provided by ...