Trademark

CNIPA invalidates trademark of German liquor's copycat

The China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) on August 27 invalidated the registration of the trademark 野格哈古雷斯 owned by St. Laura (Qingdao) Industry Co., Ltd (圣罗拉(青岛)酒业有限公司).

USPTO sanctions Chinese trademark agency by terminating over 15,000 U.S. trademark applications

​On December 10, 2021, the United States Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO) issued a final order for sanctions against a Shenzhen-based intellectual property agency.

France's L'Oréal S.A. pushes for more cosmetics trademark applications in China

International cosmetics conglomerates are continuously stepping up their branding push in on the Chinese market.

China's first trademark stock issued

China’s first trademark securitization scheme on November 10 made its market debut on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange Market through an IPO.

Trademark counterfeiting case on Australian brand-name shoe polish

The Pudong New Area People’s Court of Shanghai Municipality on October 28 heard a lawsuit over counterfeiting Australian brand-name shoe polish Kiwi (Chinese: 奇伟).