Trademark Signals: TM and R in Taiwan and China Trademarks

Got this phone call from one of our clients who mainly doing business in Taiwan and China, asking about should they put ® next to their trademark, do they have to put it next to their trademark? This is a common question, something I hear at least once for every few...

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...