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2019-04
Trademark Law Amendment Draft: Increased Penalties for Infringement of Exclusive Trademark Rights
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2019-04-22
On April 20, at the 10th meeting of the Standing Committee of the 13th National People's Congress, Minister of Justice Fu Zhenghua, on behalf of the State Council, explained the "Draft Amendment to 8 Laws including the
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2019-04
Canada becomes the 104th member state of Madrid
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2019-04-17
On March 17, 2019, Canada officially submitted its instruments of accession to WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization), applying to join the three major trademark treaties administered by WIPO: the Madrid Protocol, the Singapore Treaty, and the Nice Agreement. This marks the official establishment of Canada's modernized trademark system. By joining the Madrid Protocol, Canada became the 104th member of the Madrid System. Canadian trademark owners can now simultaneously designate up to 103 member countries within the system, covering
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2019-04
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2019-04-08
To promote the creation of a national intellectual property demonstration city, build a strong intellectual property city, and support the innovative development of enterprises, Jinhua City, Zhejiang Province held a symposium on "Building a Strong Intellectual Property City" and an intellectual property strategic cooperation signing ceremony on April 4, 2019, at the Jinhua Municipal Market Supervision Bureau. The Market Supervision Bureau invited representatives from relevant enterprises in Jinhua City, intellectual property agencies, and evaluation agencies to attend the meeting. Zhongbei, as a representative of intellectual property, participated in the signing ceremony. Zhongbei will contribute to Jinhua's enterprises and the building of a strong intellectual property city with professional knowledge and honest service!
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2019-03
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2019-03-29
Yesterday, the industry's WeChat Moments were flooded with a penalty notice from the Intellectual Property Office, with multiple law firms being penalized. I. Patent Agency Disciplinary Decision - Fu Jianzhou Name: Fu Jianzhou Qualification Certificate No.: 3316472 Institution: Currently not practicing in a patent agency Disciplinary Reason: Fu Jianzhou signed a 'hanging certificate' agreement with Suzhou Xinghuo Intellectual Property Agency Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as Suzhou Xinghuo), failed to engage in patent agency work full-time, and concealed the important fact that the agency's shareholder failed to engage in patent agency work full-time. Specific Facts: On June 26, 2017, the State Intellectual Property Office received a report from the then-...
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2019-03
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2019-03-27
Recently, the hit TV series "All Is Well" aired on a certain satellite TV station, and cartoon images of Su Daqiang, which became popular on social media, were also frantically forwarded. Modern Express (reporter Ji Yu) reported that Su Daqiang, the "difficult" old father in the TV series "All Is Well," frequently appeared on Weibo's hot search list. Recently, Su Daqiang's emoticons have become popular online. Shrewd businesses have taken advantage of this wave of popularity to launch real estate versions, coffee shop versions, car versions, nursing home versions... However, emoticons cannot be used indiscriminately; be careful of infringement. △ Screenshot of a Weibo post of real-person emoticons published by the well-known anime blogger @Mario Xiaohuang Su Daqiang
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2019-03
Visit from the Brazil Cooperation Office
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2019-03-13
On March 12, Mr. Marcelo, senior partner of APEX Intellectual Property Office in Brazil, and Mr. Guilherme, a lawyer, who have been cooperating with our company for many years, visited our company.
