ARTICLES
19 10 月
US Filing Basis
From October 1st, stautory fees for the filing of a US trade mark are increasing. Going via BKIP, ou...
15 10 月
Criteria for Assessing the Similarity of Trademarks
Nowadays, the trademark office is increasingly strict in examining new trademarks applications. Acco...
15 10 月
What Constitutes Similar Trademarks
Trademark search is the most crucial step in the trademark registration process, as many applicants ...
15 10 月
Likelihood of Trademark Confusion in Hong Kong
The following is a useful summary of the methods used in Hong Kong to assess the likelihood of trade...
15 10 月
Likelihood of confusion in Taiwan
After filing a Trademark registration, the most commonly encountered problem is that a similar trade...
15 10 月
Trademark outside the USA
You have to admit, it would be great to have a global trademark which is effective worldwide. This w...
31 8 月
USA – Weak trademarks
Before you start your trademark registration, it is worthful to educate yourself as what can prevent...
31 8 月
Absolute and Relative grounds of refusal for a trade mark.
A trade mark is a valuable commodity for any business, although not every trade mark will be accepte...
31 8 月
Strong / Weak Trademarks in Taiwan
We often have to consider what types of trademark best represent our businesses or brands when desig...
31 8 月
Hong Kong-Weak Trademarks
Weak trademarks are normally rejected registration due to its non-distinctive nature. Examples of...
31 8 月
Strong and Weak Trademarks
Strong trademarks refer to words which are tailor-made and have no specific meaning in themselves, s...
31 8 月
Trademarks can be Strong or Weak
There is no good or bad when it comes to brands, but a brand can be either strong or weak. When a br...
