While the trademark regimes of these neighbouring Balkan jurisdictions share certain key features, they also have crucial differences that international brand owners should have firmly on their radars.
Michael Wu and Darren Leng of Chang Tsi & Partners analyse China’s new Patent Law, as the country strives for a competitive IP protection platform on the global stage
Despite their shared history as former republics of Yugoslavia, the two countries take distinct approaches to trademark registration, protection, renewal and opposition, which shape their respective IP landscapes and impact international brand owners.
State Council Information Office of People’s Republic of China held press conference on intellectual property work in 2022. Hu Wenhui, Deputy Commissioner of China National Intellectual Property Administration CNIPA, released statistical data on patent and trademark grants.