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Amendment to the Address for Service Provisions – New Zealand

On 8 March 2018, amendments to New Zealand’s Trade Mark Regulations 2003 and the Trade Marks (International Registration) Regulations 2012 were entered into force allowing an Australian address to be recorded as the address for service against New Zealand trade marks. Prior to this date, only a New Zealand address could be so recorded. The changes […]

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Feb 2018 – OMAN ADOPTS THE 11TH EDITION OF THE NICE CLASSIFICATION

The Eleventh Edition of the International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks under the Nice Agreement (Nice Classification) has been officially adopted in Oman, according to the Trademarks Office. The Nice Classification is a system of classifying goods and services for the purpose of registering trademarks. The system

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US Trademark Holders Brace for Random Audits of Use

In an effort to improve the accuracy and integrity of the US trademark register, the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has recently amended its rules to provide for the verification of declarations of use and cancellation of trademark registrations which do not reflect acceptable ‘use’ in commerce. Effective 17 February 2017, random audits will

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Amendments continue to enhance India’s IP processes

There is no doubt India is committed to fostering innovation and attracting foreign investment, as demonstrated by recent government initiatives such as the ‘Make in India’ campaign. In harmony with this, policy makers are continually improving intellectual property rights for the benefit of creators by modernising India’s IP infrastructure, implementing greater use of modern technologies

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China moves to further curb malicious ‘trademark squatting’

Trademark rights to ‘Ben Fu’, the most widely recognised wine brand in China have been secured by their rightful owner, Treasury Wine Estate (“Penfolds” wine) (TWE) in the Beijing High People’s Court. The well-known trademark was previously registered in 2009 by notorious ‘trademark pirate’, Li Daozhi. China’s first-to-file system enabled Daozhi to obtain exclusive rights

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