On April 26, 2024, the Supreme People’s Court (SPC), China’s top court, released the 2023 50 Typical IP Cases. One of the 50 typical cases involved judicial punishment related to trademark squatting and malicious litigation. Below is the detailed development of the case.
This judgment underscores that trademark registrants who attempt to free ride on existing trademarks should not be protected. It emphasizes the importance of good faith and honesty in market competition.
The Supreme People’s Court (SPC), China’s top court, recently released the top 10 intellectual property cases and 50 exemplary intellectual property cases of 2023. In the upcoming weeks, China IP will publish the English version of the top 10 intellectual property cases of 2023.
On January 13, 2023, the CNIPA issued the Bill to Revise the Trademark Law of the People's Republic of China. This amendment is a "major surgery" on the existing Trademark Law, and many knowledges and practices formed in the past will be changed.
China’s accession to the Geneva Act (1999) of the Hague Agreement took effect on May 5. It means that non-Chinese design applicants can now designate this newest member of the Hague System in their international design applications and Chinese companies and designers can also now use the Hague Syste
