Busting US trade mark litigation myths
23 June 2011
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Emma Barraclough, Beijing
Chinese companies should overcome their fears of US trade mark litigation and be prepared to defend their rights, in-house counsel in Beijing were told today
Speaking at Managing IP's China-International IP Forum, James Weinberger of Fross Zelnick Lehrman & Zissu said he wanted to debunk some of the myths surrounding trade mark litigation in the US after being told by some of the Chinese lawyers attending that they were reluctant to protect their rights in court when they do business in the US.
The first myth is that to be named in a trade mark lawsuit is to be accused of stealing IP rights. "Although it is true that it is relatively easy to be sued in the US, trade mark cases, unlike patent disputes, are very rarely about theft," James Weinberger said....
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