IP Collegium E-book on Trademark Systems and Case Studies in 16 Countries

IP Collegium
E-book on Trademark Systems and Case Studies in 16 Countries

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In this time, IP Collegium has made the e-book on “Trademarks ~Legal Systems and Case Studies in 16 Countries~” in order to share the information on the basic items and its practice of Trademark systems.
This e-book includes the main trademark systems and interesting case studies (Registrability issue, Infringement and Bad faith application, etc.) in the following 16 countries. The authors are mainly IP collegium members including lawyers and university professors, etc.
We have also issued its Japanese version.
Please read on. We are considering holding seminars and other events, if there are many requests.

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*Japanese Version (PDF Format)

Trademarks ~Legal Systems and Case Studies in 16 Countries~
[May 2022 Edition]

“Contents”
*16 Countries (alphabetical order)
　　　　1. Brazil
　　　　2. Cambodia
　　　　3. China
　　　　4. Colombia
　　　　5. Egypt
　　　　6. India
　　　　7. Indonesia
　　　　8. Japan
　　　　9. Kenya
　　　　10. Korea
　　　　11. Malaysia
　　　　12. Myanmar
　　　　13. Philippines
　　　　14. Singapore
　　　　15. Thailand
　　　　16. Vietnam

*Information of Trademark System
　　　　1. Administrative organization for Trademark
　　　　2. Trademark Law/Act
　　　　3. Registable Trademark
　　　　4. Madrid Protocol
　　　　5. Local Agent
　　　　6. Required documents for filing
　　　　7. Language for filing
　　　　8. Classification
　　　　9. Multiple Classes
　　　　10. Fee Reduction
　　　　11. Publication of Unexamined Applications
　　　　12. Request for Examination
　　　　13. Substantive Examination
　　　　14. Accelerated Examination
　　　　15. Opposition
　　　　16. Trial for Invalidation
　　　　17. Appeal
　　　　18. Initial Term of a Registration
　　　　19. Term for Renewal
　　　　20. Proof of Use
　　　　21. Cancellation for Non-use
　　　　22. E-filing

*Topics for case studies
　+One or two cases including any topic below per country.
　　　　1) Registrability issue (Absolute Ground)
　　　　2) Registrability issue (Relative Ground)
　　　　3) Cancelation trials based on non-use
　　　　4) Infringement against registered mark
　　　　5) Bad faith application
　　　　6) Sanction and remedies
　　　　7) Internet and trademark

*Appendix
　　　　Quick Reference Matrix

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“Sample”
*Trademark System

*Case Study

*Quick Reference Matrix