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China trade marks: Alibaba reforms Taobao enforcement policies

On January 6 Alibaba announced a revamp of its TaoProtect online policing system which applies to its online sales portals www.taobao.com and www.tmall.com. Both are Chinese-language trade platforms, the prior ostensibly C2C and the latter B2C.

Managing IP Correspondent, January 26 2015
France: New sovereign patent fund

The French government recently announced that together with the Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations (CDC) it will create a new sovereign patent fund (SPF) called Fonds Souverain de la Propriété Intellectuelle (FSPI).

Managing IP Correspondent, January 26 2015
Indonesia: Recognition for places with an IP culture

The Indonesian government has recognised several places as "areas having an intellectual property culture" in order to promote public participation to respect IP rights.

Managing IP Correspondent, January 26 2015
Malaysia: Court of Appeal clarifies extent of trade mark use

The use of a trade mark is of central importance in trade mark law. The first use of a trade mark may confer first ownership. Establishing the use of a trade mark is also important to mitigate the risk of expungement proceedings due to non-use and forms one of the key conditions to be satisfied in a trade mark infringement action.

Managing IP Correspondent, January 26 2015
India: Petty patents, patent benches and more……

Last year, in a major policy announcement, the government of India announced the creation of a think-tank headed by retired Justice Prabha Sridevan. The think-tank has a mandate to draft the first ever national IP policy for the government. The first draft of the new IP policy proposed by the think-tank was published on December 19 2014 and the think-tank has invited comments from stakeholders before the end of January.

Managing IP Correspondent, January 26 2015
Taiwan: Foxconn wins trade secrets case

Preventing former employees from divulging trade secrets to competitors has been a common concern for Taiwan's technology companies in recent years. In addition to using a contractual mechanism to impose non-competition and confidentiality obligations on employees within a certain period after termination of employment, technology companies generally need the support of regulation sanction and an efficient judicial system to protect their trade secrets.

Managing IP Correspondent, January 26 2015

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