There are many different types of intellectual property in Taiwan. Here we introduces copyrights, patents and trademarks.
Know your IP: Differences among copyrights, patents and trademarks
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Trademark Knowledge
Taiwan Trademark FAQs
Taiwan Trademark FAQ – answers to the most frequently asked questions about trademarks in Taiwan. How to protect your brand and identity in Taiwan.
Register Your China Trademark Before Manufacturing in China
We take a very proactive approach with our clients so mostly we advise them to register trademarks in countries where they will be selling in the foreseeable future. But in major manufacturing hubs like China it might be a really great idea to register there as well...
Use your imagination: Suggestive trademarks
A suggestive trademark is usually a suggestion of the quality or nature of the products or service, but doesn't straightforwardly describe itself because it requires the consumer to use his or her imagination, or perception to understand what the product is. Some...
They are not what they seem to be: Arbitrary trademarks
So far we have discussed the kinds of trademarks: - coined trademark; - suggestive trademark; An arbitrary trademark consist of a real word that has a meaning but the meaning itself, however, has no relation to the product itself or to any of its qualities that is...
Make your own mark: Coined Trademark
Coined trademarks (or fanciful marks) are the strongest type of marks. It is a made-up term, an invention that has no dictionary meaning. Because it doesn't have any previous meaning, it is also considered to have no connection with the characteristics of the related...
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Don’t waste your energy on trademark squatters
Have you heard of trademark squatters? Just saw a scary news the other day, talked about an Australian start-up dairy company’s trademark had been stolen in China even before trademark has been advertised to the public. Years ago, when I start to help people to apply...
Planning to set up an online store through Tmall in China? Here are some things you might be missing!
Alibaba Group has two major online shopping platforms - Taobao and Tmall. Taobao is focusing on consumer-to-consumer online shopping and Tmall is a business-to-consumer online shopping platform offering global brands to an increasingly affluent Chinese consumer base...