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The trademark lawyer as brand manager

27/07/2013
Litigation in the United States is expensive. Among the important skills a good attorney should possess is the ability to keep costs as low as possible.  
UNITED STATES: New York Yankees Ruled Baseball’s EVIL EMPIRE

UNITED STATES: New York Yankees Ruled Baseball’s EVIL EMPIRE

26/07/2013
In New York Yankees Partnership v. Evil Enterprises, Inc., Opposition No. 91192764 (T.T.A.B. Feb. 8, 2013) (nonprecedential), the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB or
UNITED STATES: Deceptive Tea Trademark Not Registrable for Acquired Distinctiveness

UNITED STATES: Deceptive Tea Trademark Not Registrable for Acquired Distinctiveness

26/07/2013
On March 5, 2013, the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) found that the mark WHITE JASMINE & Design, as used with “beverages made of tea; black tea; flavouri

Getting the Deal Through – Patents 2011

25/07/2013
Under the Vietnam Intellectual Property Law (the IP Law), a patentee is entitled to request the competent authorities to enforce its patent rights against an infringement in

Highlights of Vietnam’s Amended IP law 2009

25/07/2013
Viet Nam has became the WTO's 150th member on 11 January 2007. During this process, one of Vietnam's most ambitious undertakings is to upgrade the legal system in such a way that the protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights (IPR) in the

Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights in Vietnam

25/07/2013
Under the Intellectual Property (IP) Law of Vietnam, IP rights holders can rely on the following four measures to enforce their protected rights:

Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights in Vietnam

25/07/2013
One of Vietnam's most ambitious undertakings on its way to WTO accession was to strengthen protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights (IPR) in the country by upgrading the legal system, without any transitional period, in such a way that i

The Chinese government has published a 10-year patent strategy in Beijing

25/07/2013
China State Intellectual Property Office held a press conference in Beijing on November 11 and officially released the "National Patent Development Strategy (2011-2020)".Gan Shaoning, Deputy Director of SIPO said, the "National Patent Development Strategy

Decree No. 97/2010/NĐ-CP of September 21st, 2010 of the Government on Sanctioning Administrative Violations in the Domain of Industrial Property

23/07/2013
Good news for industrial property rights holders who are involved in the battle against infringements of industrial property rights.

Circular No 14/2010/TT-BKH guiding Decree No 43/2010/ND-CP on business registration - Online business registrations restricted

23/07/2013
The Ministry of Planning and Investment has issued Circular  No 14/2010/TT-BKH guiding Decree No 43/2010/ND-CP on business registration.

Number of Laws and Legal regulation taking effect on January 2010

23/07/2013
New IP law (Amended IP Law) to amend and supplement a number of articles in the existing IP Law (IP Law year 2005)

Guidance on IPR Protection in Vietnam

23/07/2013
Bellow is a summary of Intellectual Property right environment in Vietnam which focuses on four distinct types of intangible property – namely, patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets. We hope that the summary is useful for those who want