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Pacogi Netherlands filed a Benelux trade mark application for the mark shown in figure 1. Balenciaga was not happy about it and filed a formal opposition with the Benelux Office for Intellectual Property (BOIP). The opposition was based on the prior rights in the wordmark Balenciaga and the device mark (figure 2).

Managing IP held the US Patent Forum in Silicon Valley this week. Here are some points of interest from the event, including discussion of the ITC tightening the scope of its jurisdiction and a defence of the right for anyone to file an IPR (even a hedge fund)

In a spirited discussion at Georgetown University earlier this week, Judge James D Smith of the PTAB and other speakers weighed in on the state of AIA post-grant proceedings and what the future holds

The Patent Trial and Appeal Board cancelled a far higher percentage of claims in inter partes review final written decisions during February this year than the average for all IPRs decided to date, according to Finnegan

China's IP system continues to evolve in new and surprising ways. Though the National IP Strategy has been in effect since 2008, the strategy entered its second phase in 2013 to focus less on eye-catching growth like patent filing statistics to more sustainable development such as improving patent quality and the nurturing of commercially successful research and world-renown brands. Other developments, such as the new specialised in IP courts in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou, are further evidence of the continuing evolution of the National IP Strategy.

Xia Zheng of AFD China examines the status of utility model patents in China after a series of amendments to the Chinese Patent Law

Frank Liu of Chang Tsi & Partner discusses whether the court located in the place of receipt has jurisdiction over trade mark infringement cases

Bin Zhang and Yue Zheng of CCPIT round up the standard procedures and new measures involved in Customs protection for intellectual property in China

Guangliang Zhang and Gary Zhang of China Sinda Law Offices analyse Huawei v IDC to examine the workings of China’s Anti-Monopoly Law for SEP holders

Yuejing Li and Shihua Chen of DEQI describe the role of third party observations and their proper use in protecting IP rights in China