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“Kiehl’s,” a cosmetics brand of French L’Oreal Group, was translated as “契尔氏” when entering the Chinese market. However, the Chinese characters “契尔氏” have already been registered as a trademark by a natural person before “Kiehl’s,” entered, certified to be used on Class 3, cosmetics, ect.
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Intellectual property protection news around the nation
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In what is being called a landmark ruling for intellectual property nationwide, a Shanghai court recently issued the country's first ban on the circulation of trade secrets, according to the report from Legal Daily.
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The planned expansion of Tesla Motors Inc into the local market is being blocked by a Chinese person that currently holds its trademark, according to US media.
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On June 26th 2013, the JPO announced that the examination standards regarding requirements for unity of invention and amendments changing the special technical features of an invention are to be revised.
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Russian legislation aimed at battling pirated online video went into effect despite complaints by the industry against the alleged crackdown on free Internet.
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Guilin Sanjin Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd announced that on July 5th, it signed a contract with Dragonfly Sciences, Inc., a United States-based company, to acquire a 100% stake in a Shanghai-based pharmaceutical technology company.
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In the latest row between global drugmakers and governments over affordable medicines, China’s State Intellectual Property Office revoked the patent on Viread, a drug sold by Gilead Sciences for treating HIV/AIDS and hepatitis B, after a challenge by Aurisco, the largest manufacturer of active pharmaceutical ingredients in the Asian country.
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The Chinese mainland fell one spot to 35th from last year in the Global Innovation Index 2013, jointly published by Cornell University, INSEAD, and the World Intellectual Property Organization.
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A launching ceremony for China’s first intellectual property service alliance was held in Beijing’s Zhongguancun Science Park on July 30th, and a total of 53 intellectual property service companies became members.
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