Category: Trademark

Under huge tension from the U.S., Taiwan passed the hotly anticipated updated Trademark Law in November, 1993. Albeit compelling presently, its usage guidelines were not given until July 15, 1994. Since that time, the structures, manuals and strategies of Taiwan’s trademark office, the National Bureau of Standards (‘NBS’), have been reconsidered. The Law improves security…

Trademark Type is the name, brand, logo or design or any combination of these used to distinguish the supplier or supplier from the business or any other person and to indicate the origin of the product. Trademarks are often used by manufacturers to identify names, ideas, logos and trademarks in the display of their products.…

Background/Introduction The Trademarks Act, 1999, defines well-known trademark as, ‘a mark which has become so to the substantial segment of the public which uses such goods or receives such services that the use of such mark in relation to other goods or services would be likely to be taken as indicating a connection in the…

Introduction The product market today is highly competitive. If a brand does not constantly evolve itself, it is at the danger of failing to satisfy its customers. To keep reinventing itself, it must ensure protection to the assets that bring value to the company. For this reason, it is important to give recognition to non-conventional…

#1 Concurrent use registration Rule: 15 U.S.C. §1052(d) That if the Director determines that confusion, mistake, or deception is not likely to result from the continued use by more than one person of the same or similar marks under conditions and limitations as to the mode or place of use of the marks or the…

Abstract Traditionally, trademarks were considered as convenient tools for source identification and were granted legal recognition on this premise. However, more recently, trademarks have progressed in a new yet challenging medium as an effective tool for both corporate and social communication. Given the dilemma, this thesis aimed to evaluate and analysis the current system for…