The previous part of this article presents prevailing judicial views and the authors’ observations regarding infringing uses of trademarks on gifts....
Update on draft amendments to the Trademark Act to accelerate trademark examination procedures
For many years, the Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (hereinafter “TIPO”) has aimed to optimize and reduce the length of trademark examination ...
To strengthen the protection of well-known trademarks, the 2003 amendment of the Trademark Act incorporated the “trademark dilution theory” into i...
Modern day business managers use a variety of marketing techniques to promote consumer recognition of their company’s trademark or consumption of go...
Do I Need Clout to Protect My Name?
– The concurrence of name rights and trademark rights
After the fight for the 2022 Qatar World cup came to a close, a series of new battles in the world of trademarks popped up. In China, media outlets re...
Will I Waive my Right to Claim Trademark Infringement by Being Silent About Counterfeit Products?
For trademark owners, counterfeiting has always been a very troubling issue. Sometimes, even if a company knows that counterfeit goods are circulating...
Franchising in Taiwan: protecting your trademarks
Franchising arrangements are essentially just a specialized form of intellectual property license. A franchisor, or rights owner, licenses its intelle...
When claiming trademark priority in Taiwan, choice of country can make a difference
When filing a trademark application in Taiwan, an applicant may use the first application filed in a foreign jurisdiction to serve as a basis for a pr...