09 November
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Director General of the WIPO Francis Gurry Visited and Worked at IP Vietnam
NOIP DG Mr. Dinh Huu Phi warmly welcomed Mr. Francis Gurry to visit NOIP...
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09 November
Girl Scouts filed a trademark infringement lawsuit against the Boy Scouts of America
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NEW YORK — The Girl Scouts of the United States of America filed a trademark infringement lawsuit on Monday against the Boy Scouts of America for dropping the word “boy” from its flagship program in an effort to attract girls...
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Misplaced interpretation of due process requirement in the Philippines
A trade mark owner in the Philippines found out that a local retail shop had been selling counterfeit products that infringed his registered trade mark for quite some time and it wanted to stop this illicit activity which was incurring economic damages to his company....
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Copyright enforcement actions against illegal downloading in Singapore
Two Hollywood studios, “Voltage Pictures” and “QOTD Film Investment”, are the right owners of the two movies “Father & Daughters” and “Queen of the Desert”....
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The Thai Supreme Court’s interpretation on descriptive trade marks
A UK distributor of men's and boys' apparel and furnishings (Company A) is interested in the Thai market and would like to register a trade mark for its products to be distributed in the local market....
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Appealing against a descriptiveness refusal in trade mark filling in Thailand
“Company A” in Thailand submitted a trade mark application to the Thai Department of Intellectual Property (DIP) to register the mark “TMB Make THE Difference” for banking services in Class 36....
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Non-use of registered trade mark in Thailand: using a survey to determine non-use
Liwayway Marketing Corporation ("Liwayway") is the owner of a trade mark that was registered with the Thai Registrar of Trade Mark in various classes....
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Seizure of counterfeit goods in Laos
A manufacturer of engines for agricultural activities had its trade mark duly registered in Laos. Lately, then found out that counterfeit products bearing its registered trade mark were being commercialized in several local retail stores....
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Arguments against descriptiveness rejection of trade mark filling in Cambodia
A French pharmaceutical company tried to file two trade marks with the Department of Intellectual Property Rights ("DIPR") for goods including cosmetics, soaps, shampoos and perfumes....
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Design registration in Automotive industry in Singapore
Six months later, having obtained the necessary approval from the Board of Directors, Mobix is ready to enter into formal negotiations with Metro to set up the joint venture....
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