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An overhaul of the Indian Trade Marks Registry has brought about considerable improvements to the quality of its services. Thanks to streamlined procedures and increased digitalization, the Trade Marks Registry has been able to reduce pendency times and increase responsiveness in the office.

INTA President Mei-lan Stark had an opportunity to explain the importance of trademarks to the next generation of Hong Kong consumers at the Unreal student engagement session at the INTA Annual Meeting yesterday.

INTA’s 137th Annual Meeting will take place in San Diego, California from May 2 to 6, 2015. Co-chairs Joshua J. Burke of General Mills and Mario Soerensen Garcia of Soerensen Garcia Advogados Associados in Brazil predict that it will be educational, entertaining and exciting.

INTA and the Hong Kong Intellectual Property Department yesterday signed a memorandum of understanding at the Annual Meeting

Representatives from the Chinese government gave INTA attendees an update on the status of trademark protection in China. Judge Yin Shaoping of the Supreme People’s Court discussed judicial mechanisms for protecting intellectual property, while Zhang Feifei of the Ministry of Public Security gave an overview of China’s successful anticounterfeiting campaigns. Li Zhenzhong of the National Leading Group on the Fight Against IPR Infringement and Counterfeiting provided information about plans to strengthen IP protection at the local and provincial levels, while Professor Tao Xinliang of Shanghai University and Dacheng Law Firm Shanghai Office talked about some of the changes in China’s Trademark Law.

Panelists at a session on plain packaging at the INTA Annual Meeting were united in their concern about the impact of standardized packaging on trademarks and trademark owners

The latest developments on ICANN, the Trademark Clearinghouse (TMCH) and the Uniform Rapid Suspension (URS) tool were discussed in yesterday’s session on trademarks and new gTLDs

Mexico has not been a member of the Madrid Protocol for long but Miguel Angel Margáin, director general of the Instituto Mexicano de la Propiedad Industrial (IMPI), the country’s patent and trademark office, believes it been a big success so far.

The first phase of the Internet revolution created a wealth of both opportunities and challenges for brand owners and legal practitioners. How will the continuing development of the digital economy shape the landscape in Asia and what do companies need to do to protect and develop their brands? Peter Leung reports.

IP owners who want the Chinese authorities to prosecute counterfeiters under the criminal law face a number of challenges. Panelists at a session today will explain ways of overcoming them, says Emma Barraclough.