Oct 2006 (IP News in Hong Kong)
The Hong Kong Internet Registration Corporation Limited (HKIRC)
and Hong Kong Domain Name Registration Company Limited (HKDNR) jointly
announced the introduction of '.hk' Chinese domain name soft launch
period starting from 28 September 2006. Seven categories of '.hk'
Chinese domain name, which include '.公司.hk', '.組織.hk', '.網絡.hk',
'.政府.hk', '.教育.hk', '.個人.hk' and '.hk' are available for registration. |
Aug 2006 (IP News in Thailand)
In the case T.C. Pharmaceutical Industry Co., Ltd. vs Bullsone Co.,
Ltd., the Central Intellectual Property and International Trade Court
has upheld the decision of the Trademark Registrar and the Trademark
Committee that the trademark "BULLSPOWER" was not confusingly
similar or identical to the registered plain word mark "RED BULL"
or the trademark "RED BULL & BULLS DEVICES" of T.C.
Pharmaceutical Industry Co., Ltd. |
Nov 2004 (IP News in China)
On 13 November 2004, the PRC Trademark Office announced another 62
marks recognised as well-known in China pursuant to the Provisions
for Recognition and Protection of Well-Known Trademarks. |
Sep 2004 (IP News in
China)
Movie Star Cecilia Cheung Won Her Case On Right
Of Portrait In Chongqing, PRC. The No. 1 intermediate People's
Court of Chongqing Municipality in the PRC delivered a judgment on
14 September 2004 in favour of Hong Kong movie star Cecilia Cheung
Pak-chi, deciding that a PRC company, Zhuhai Dong Yang Zhi Hua Cosmetic
Company Limited (transliteration), had infringed Cheung’s right of
portrait by applying her pictures on their products without authorisation.
The Chongqing Court ordered the first defendant Dong Yang Zhi Hua
to immediately cease the infringing activities, destroy all packaging
of the infringing products, publish an apology in a newspaper, and
pay RMB510,000 as damages to Cheung. The Court also ordered the second
defendant, a supermarket chain which distributed the infringing products
for Dong Yang Zhi Hua, to bear half of the damages. |
Sep 2004 (IP News in
Thailand)
Thailand: A Bottle Device Is Not Considered
A Container For Beverages And Shall Be Registrable As A Device Mark
Under The Trademark Act As Long As It Does Not Appear As A Three Dimensional
Object. In The Coca Cola Company vs. Department of Intellectual
Property (Supreme Court Judgement No. TorPor 66/2547) the Supreme
Court overturned the Trademark Board decision that rejected the registration
of a bottle device. The Supreme Court ruled in favour of the mark
on the grounds that it is a device which is distinctive and not prohibited
from registration. |
Aug 2004 (IP News in Hong Kong)
Can Anyone Claim Monopoly Over Colours? – An Update On The
New Trade Marks Ordinance (Cap.559). The Trade Marks Ordinance
(Cap.559) recognises that colours, combination of colours or combination
of colours with other signs may constitute indications of trade
origin and may qualify as trade marks. This update looks at how
colours are registered and protected.
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Aug 2004 (IP News in
Hong Kong)
Three-Dimensional Shape Trade Mark Under The
New Trade Marks Ordinance (Cap.559). Hong Kong's new Trade
Marks Ordinance has been in force for just over a year now. This is
the first of a series of updates on registration of marks under the
new law. |
March 2004 (IP News in Hong Kong)
Recent Decision In A Trade Mark And Passing Off Action In Hong Kong
- Kabushiki Kaisha Yakult Honsha And Ors v Yakudo Group Holdings Ltd
& Anor. The decision of the Court in the case of Yakult
v Yakudo was issued on 26 February 2004 where the Court found the
Defendants liable for trade mark infringement and passing off for
use of (or intention to use) “Yakudo”, a Chinese name 養樂多 and a bottle
design, all of which were confusingly similar to Yakult’s marks and
bottle design. |
Oct 2003 (IP News in EU)
10 more countries will join the European Union in May 2004 to a
total of 25 member countries. The new member countries are Cyprus,
The Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta,
Poland, The Slovak Republic and Slovenia.(中文) |