Top Madrid filers The total number of applications filed under the Madrid System in 2022 reached 69,000. US-based applicants (12,495) filed the largest number of international trademark applications, followed by those located in Germany (7,695), China (4,991), France (4,403) and the United Kingdom (4,227)
Daiso Sangyo, which runs 100-yen shop “Daiso” and illegally sells cloth with the logo of the luxury brand FENDI, has been referred to the prosecutor with allagation of trademark law violation.
The Japan-Taiwan Exchange Association and the Taiwan-Japan Relations Association create and publish a table showing the correspondence between similar group codes used in trademark examinations in Japan and Taiwan (Japan-Taiwan Similar Group Code Correspondence Table).
According to the Act for Partial Revision of the Patent Act, etc. (Act No. 42 of 2021), which will be partially enforced on April 1, 2023, restoration requirements related to relief provisions after the expiration of the period will be relaxed from “justifiable grounds” to “not intentional (hereinafter referred to as “unintentional criteria”)”, and payment of a recovery fee will be required.
After many years of deliberation, applications for Geographical Indications (GIs) are now being accepted by the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL). This follows regulations that were issued in October 2022 which established Philippines’ first GI registration system.
The State Intellectual Property Office (CNIPA) promoted the revision of the Trademark Law of the People’s Republic of China and on January 13, 2023, issued the Amendment to the Trademark Law (Draft for Comments), which is now open for comments.Specific opinions on the revision and improvement of the Draft for Comments must be submitted before February 27, 2023.