Pursuant to the new Industrial Property Law, similar or identical trademarks will no longer be considered absolute grounds for refusal if applicants submit a letter of consent for use from the prior ...

While the PRC Trademark Law and Implementing Regulations provide no real guidance on how or whether consent letters can be used to overcome trademark application rejections on relative grounds, in ...

Whether you’re married and leaving a spouse behind to work; grandparents taking grandchildren on vacation; same sex couples with adopted children — even a military family trying to reunite for a ...

Counsel discuss the impact of disparities in IP office practice on written consent and other considerations for co-existence arrangements Although many trademark owners say consent letters are one of ...