Businesses are going to surprisingly great lengths in order to protect their marks in the increasingly competitive Arab market. Certainly, brands owners should now be fully aware of all trade mark ...

On 26 February 2026, the Communiqué on the Classification of Goods and Services for Trademark Applications (TÜRKPATENT 2026/2) was published in the Official Gazette and has now entered into force. In ...

China's trade mark authorities use a subclass system, often rigidly applied, in a bid to increase consistency and efficiency at the world's busiest trade mark office. Rachel Tan and Amanda Yang ...

The Fourth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (“EUIPO”) in the case of Rituals International Trademarks B.V. v Zheni Aleksieva confirmed that retail trade relating to ...

The authority ruled that panels with engineered edges and contours exceed the scope of sheets under Chapter Note 10. This led ...

When applying for trademark registration with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, or USPTO, you will be required to select a classification describing the goods and services that your mark ...

Businesses often resort to placing keywords in the html code of a web page, meta tags, or in contextual advertising templates for promoting their products on the internet. And in many cases, rivals ...

IP Australia’s recently published guide confirms that existing trademark protection for real-world goods is not sufficient to cover digital goods of the same description. Register for free to receive ...

The European Union — the world's largest trader of manufactured goods and services — is adopting a new framework of customs rules, the Union Customs Code (UCC). From cutting-edge California mobile ...

The ruling held that concessional GST rate applies only if bags qualify as biodegradable under the notification. It clarified ...