In a decision that became final on August 11, 2017, the Court of Appeal of Jamaica overturned the May 30, 2014, Supreme Court ruling of Mr. Justice Sykes who previously held that the 3M mark owned by 3M Company and a stylized 3M and device (M3M) mark owned by Manufacturera 3M. S.A. de C.V (both illustrated below) were not similar and that there was no likelihood of confusion between them.
The Court of Appeal found […]
On March 1, the State Council Information Office held a press conference to deepen the reform on commercial system. Zhang Mao, Head of SAIC said that it is clearly provided in the Trademark Law that well-known trademarks that well-known trademarks belong to legal concepts instead of honorary sign of products, so they cannot be used for company promotion or propaganda.
According to the 500 Valuable Brands selected from World Brand Laboratory, China had 37 trademarks […]
The Cambodian government will soon recognize Chinese patents as effective for protection in its own territory, according to SIPO’s news conference on March 2.
Whether from abroad or not, owners of invention patents granted in China can register with the Cambodian authorities. The policy will be applied to Chinese patents that were applied for after Jan 22, 2003 and remain valid are eligible to apply under the policy. The eligible candidate patents do not include […]