台湾商標制度
The main points of the revision of the “Trademark Law” are as follows: (1) Delete the current trademark law’s provision that the civil liability for counterfeit labels requires that the actor must “knowledge” to constitute an infringement, and return to the general civil liability for damages based on “intention” or “negligence”. (2) Penalties for acts such as counterfeiting trademarks or collective trademark labels will be added, and criminal penalties will be imposed on importing counterfeit trademark labels, packaging, etc.
China’s government has begun rejecting trademark applications related to metaverse projects, according to numerous local media reports.Trademark applications containing yuan yuzhou – Mandarin for metaverse – have been denied registration by the National Intellectual Property Administration, the South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported Monday citing data from business and trademark registration tracking firm Tianyancha. Those rejected include applications by NetEase, iQiyi and Xiaohongshu.
Tesla has applied to expand its trademark in order to be able to sell audio equipment under its own brand. The automaker filed for the trademark in the new category two weeks ago, but it went unnoticed until an Electrek reader pointed it out to me this morning.Tesla applied for both its “TESLA” and “T” logo trademarks in this new audio equipment category:TESLA™ trademark registration is intended to cover the categories of microphones; headphones; earphones; digital audio players; sound transmitting apparatus; audio speakers; subwoofers; earpads for headphones; audio interfaces; audio equalizer apparatus; horns for loudspeakers; megaphones.