Index to Part 2 of 37 CFR. Taken from USPTO Website (Last Revised Jan. 2023). Updated in BitLaw in November 2024
Effective August 10, 2023, and based on Ministerial Decree No. 56 of 2023, Qatar is adopting the Gulf Corporation Council (GCC) Trademark Law and its Implementing Regulations, replacing its current Trademark Law (Law No. 9 of 2002 with respect to Trademarks, Trade Indications, Trade names, Ge...
Currently no official explanations have been issued for the definition of “names and symbols of important traditional culture” , which might be expounded by the corresponding implementing regulations in the future. Where Chinese version of trademark is to be selected in the future by the clie...
The trademark registration is effective for 10 years from grant and may be renewed for equal and successive periods. The renewal request must be made during the last year of the registration term and must be accompanied by proof of payment of the respective fee. If a renewal request has not ...
§1123 (Section 41 of the Lanham Act). Rules and regulations for conduct of proceedings in Patent and Trademark Office §1124 (Section 42 of the Lanham Act). Importation of goods bearing infringing marks or names forbidden §1125 (Section 43 of the Lanham Act). False designations of origin...
One of the important achievements of the law reform in 2019 is that for the first time in the Trademark Law, administrative penalties for malicious registration applicants are stipulated, but subsequent departmental regulations are limited by the level of regulations, and the maximum penalty for malic...
Jurisdiction: Different countries have their own trademark laws and fee structures. It is crucial to understand the specific requirements and regulations of the jurisdiction where your trademark is registered. Number of Classes:Trademarks can be registered under multiple classes, depending on the goods ...
the Ministry of Economic Affairs, based on Paragraph 4 of Article 6 of the Trademark Act, which was revised and promulgated on 24 May 2023, has prepared a draft version of the “Regulations on the Registration and Management of Trademark Agents” (hereinafter the “Draft”), whose key points...
Trademark licensing must comply with the Trademark Laws and other related laws. The parties involved should conduct thorough due diligence to ensure that the intended use of the trademark does not infringe on existing trademarks or violate any regulations. ...
II.Relevant regulations Article 197-1 of the Civil Code: "The claim for the damage arising from a wrongful act shall be extinguished by prescription, if not exercised within two years from the date when the damage and the person bound to pay the damages became known to the victim. The sam...