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Myanmar Trademark Registration and Re-Filling Update
12 Jan

Myanmar Trademark Registration and Re-Filling Update

As of December 2021, this note provides an update on Myanmar’s trademark law and practice related to the registration of new trademarks and the re-filing of previously registered and used trademarks. New Trademark Registration procedure in Myanmar  Under the Deeds Registration Law 2018, a new trademark can be registered with the Office for Registration of Deeds (“Registration Office”) by filing a Declaration of Trademark Ownership (“DTO”). According to the Nice Classification, a single DTO can cover one or more trademarks for one [...]

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11 Jan

Myanmar: Update on trademark registration and trademark re-filing

As of December 2021, this note provides an update on Myanmar’s trademark law and practice in connection to the registration of new trademarks and the re-filing of previously registered and used trademarks. As you may be aware, Myanmar previously lacked a trademark law. Previously, all trademarks in Myanmar had to be registered by filing a Declaration of Ownership of Trademark with the Myanmar Registrar. Of note, all trademarks registered previously have not undergone substantive examination. A new Trademark Law was passed [...]

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10 Jan

CNIPA: Strategic suggestions on trademark protection of enterprises

CNIPA published Guidelines on Trademark Protection and Enforcement in China on November 23, 2021, which included the following strategic recommendations for enterprise trademark protection: After trademark registration, make standardized use of trademarks The trademark registrants must standardize the use of registered trademarks to retain the exclusive right of registered trademarks and avoid infringement concerns. In general, businesses should pay attention to the following factors: The trademark registrant must, in principle, preserve the trademark pattern similar to that mentioned in the trademark registration [...]

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Registering the mark “And Then There Were None” after more than 80 years since the publication date, And Then There Were None, Registering the mark “And Then There Were None”, Agatha Christie
05 Jan

Registering the mark “And Then There Were None” after more than 80 years since the publication date

Agatha Christie’s “And Then There Were None” is her most popular works published more than 80 years ago. However, when Agatha Christie Limited, the company set up by the author herself which is now being operated by her great-grandson files for the trademark registration of the words, they got denied repeatedly … until now.  Recently in the case of Agatha Christie Limited v. Registrar Of Trade Marks, the Delhi High Court has granted trademark protection to the mark “AND THEN [...]

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The problem with the ‘Patent Landscape’ technique, Patent Landscape, the patent landscape technique, ‘Patent Landscape’ technique
04 Jan

The problem with the ‘Patent Landscape’ technique

In the IP field, we often hear the term ‘patent landscape’ as a method to provide the necessary data about a specific patent. However, is this method really that effective? What is the problem with the ‘patent landscape’ technique? Patent landscape A patent landscape is an analysis of patent data that reveals business, scientific and technological trends. Landscape reports typically focus on a single industry, technology, or geographic region. According to WIPO, patent landscape reports (PLRs) provide a snapshot of the patent [...]

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The Conflict Between Patent And Competition Laws in India
03 Jan

The Conflict Between Patent And Competition Laws in India

The key to progress is revolution, which is why regulations such as patent laws exist to encourage people to come up with new technology and inventions by giving a set of incentives! The exclusive right of economic exploitation of an invention is one of these incentives. However, there are several regulations that aim to prevent monopolies and increase market competition. You may be questioning why, on the one hand, a law allows for exclusive rights to a new technology but, [...]

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The 3rd year of the PPH Program between India and Japan
02 Jan

The 3rd year of the PPH Program between India and Japan

From December 20, 2021, the IPO (Indian Patent Office) will begin accepting PPH (Patent Prosecution Highway) applications. Bilateral relations between India and Japan have become very strong in recent years, and they are continuing to improve in all aspects with the progression of time, covering from commerce to strategic military alliances, as well as intellectual property rights. The Japan Patent Office (hereafter referred to as ‘JPO’) and the India Patent Office (hereinafter referred to as ‘IPO’) launched India’s first Patent Prosecution [...]

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The dispute surrounding the mark “HORIZON” in Singapore, Problems about the "HORIZON" trademark, HORIZON, HUMAN HORIZONS,
01 Jan

The dispute surrounding the mark “HORIZON” in Singapore

“HUMAN HORIZONS” and “HORIZON” are really similar and it makes people think that they are from the same company. However, the problem is that it is not. The 2 marks are actually from different companies – technology company Human Horizons Holdings Co., Ltd. (HUMAN HORIZONS) and Louis Vuitton Malletier (HORIZON), thus creating the dispute surrounding the mark “HORIZON” in Singapore. Although the technology company Human Horizons Holdings Co., Ltd. has the word “Human Horizons” as its company name, now they [...]

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NMB and MyIPO cooperate to organize and improve IP training programs, Training programs in the TISC initiative, The Technology and Innovation Support Center (TISC) initiative, The Technology and Innovation Support Center
26 Dec

NMB and MyIPO cooperate to organize and improve IP training programs

Although Intellectual Property has become an important aspect in recent years, it still hasn’t gained the expected recognition from global organizations around the world. Accordingly, in the 4.0 era, we need to strengthen the approach of IP to the world and through that, develop the world through IP. NMB and MyIPO have led the world on this path by cooperating to organize and improve IP training programs through the TISC initiative. The Technology and Innovation Support Center (TISC) initiative NanoMalaysia Berhad [...]

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The impact of Intellectual property on the art market in Hong Kong, Online museum, Licensing of Cultural IP, Intellectual property on the art market in Hong Kong
25 Dec

The impact of Intellectual property on the art market in Hong Kong

Art has always been the spiritual support for society. Accordingly, the protection of arts – the invaluable IP assets has been one of the main goals of society. In Hong Kong, this has been taken in particularly high regard, expressed clearly in the Online museum and the Licensing of Cultural IP. Unlike other fields, the art market in the world hasn’t been affected that much by the Covid-19 pandemic. This might be because the art market is strong and hasn’t [...]

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