Trademark

Shanghai wine company fined $16,000 for infringing trademark Bordeaux

The "Bordeaux" trademark No. 19564618 is a collective geographical indication (GI) trademark registered on wine products by Le Conseil Interprofessionnel du Vin de Bordeaux (CIVB) with the Trademark Office of the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA). The re

CNIPA issues notice implementing Nice Agreement Classification changes

The Trademark Office of the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) issues a notice to incorporate classification changes adopted by the Nice Agreement Concerning the International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Ma

China Trademark and Brand Development Index 2021: which are China's top provinces?

The China Trademark Association (CTA) on December 24 released the 2021 edition of the China Trademark and Brand Development Index (CTBDI) (《中国商标品牌发展指数》) to evaluate China’s development status of trademarks and brands by province in 2020. Guangdong province ranks first with 89.31

China's most high-profile insurance IP case closed

China’s Beijing Intellectual Property Court in September agreed with a lower court’s ruling that Shanghai Jambo Health Technology Group Co., Ltd. (上海亿保健康科技集团有限公司) violated Taikang Life Insurance Co., Ltd. (泰康人寿保险股份有限公司)’s trademark rights and ordered appellant Jambo to cease the

CNIPA invalidates trademark of German liquor's copycat

The China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) on August 27 invalidated the registration of the trademark 野格哈古雷斯 owned by St. Laura (Qingdao) Industry Co., Ltd (圣罗拉(青岛)酒业有限公司).