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- 2025-04-15
- IP Statistical Bulletin for January-March 2025 from CNIPA
- I. PatentsFrom January to March 2025, China granted 199,000 invention patents, 408,000 utility model patents, and 161,000 design patents.By the end of March, the total number of valid invention patents in China reached 5.824 millio...

- 2025-04-14
- Global Brand Warfare: Lessons from Trademark Battles
- When the Korean version of Chayan Yuese (茶颜悦色) emerged on the streets of Seoul’s Myeongdong district, the Chinese beverage phenomenon found itself entangled in a classic globalization dilemma: international trademark squatting. ...

- 2025-04-10
- Lessons from the "Qianhe 0" Trademark Controversy: Navigating Pitfalls and Strategic Responses in Enterprise Trademark Registration
- Health Concepts vs. Trademark Design: A Delicate BalanceChinese condiment brand Qianhe Flavor recently faced public backlash after trace amounts of cadmium, a heavy metal, were detected in its "Qianhe 0" soy sauce. Con...

- 2025-04-10
- UAE Launches Green IP Strategy to Accelerate Sustainable Innovation and Streamline Patent Processes
- The UAE government has unveiled a comprehensive strategy to bolster intellectual property (IP) protections for sustainable innovations and streamline patent registration processes, aligning with the nation's circular economy trans...

- 2025-04-10
- USPTO Updates Guidance on Discretionary Denials in AIA Post-Grant Proceedings
- On March 24, 2025, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) published an updated Guidance memorandum on its recission of the “Interim Procedure for Discretionary Denials in AIA Post-Grant Proceedings wit...

- 2025-04-10
- Major Adjustments to Turkey's Trademark Policy Implemented
- On March 15, 2025, the Turkish Patent and Trademark Office (TÜRKPATENT) officially published significant reforms to the trademark system through Government Gazettes No. 32842, effective immediately. Key updates are summa...
