Apple’s Face ID trademark finally registered in China : how did it go?
It is on September 12, 2017, during the unveiling of the iPhone X, that Apple Inc. presents to the world its new technological revolution: facial recognition. At a glance, face ID unlocks your iPhone or iPad Pro without touching y...
French trademarks – New opposition procedure serving the protection of right holders
Opposition is a crucial procedure to ensure the protection of trademarks. It is a way to solve potential disputes quickly, simply and with reasonable costs and time limits. Following the transposition of the « Trademark refor...
United Kingdom: Only a few days left to take advantage of the priority registration period for the <.uk> extension!
It was originally not possible in the United Kingdom, to register a <.uk> domain name, and only third-level extensions existed, such as <.co.uk>. However, the extension in <.uk> became the official ccTLD of the U...
The revised trademarks law in the Caymans Island
Starting August 1, 2017, the Caymans Island have implemented new dispositions in trademarks law, following the implementation of the Trade Marks Law 2016. This new law was expected, and repeals the old law – The Patents and Trad...
Dot brand: they are increasingly adhering
Dot brands are on a roll (2017 – continuation of blog article - New extensions: could the .brand interest you?) Domain names: status of the <.brand> in 2017 In June 2011, the ICANN launched the new gTLDs program in or...
Increased liability for registrars
Registrars’ liability Registrars and registries play an important role in operating domain names. Even though they do not register domain names maliciously and with intent to cause prejudice to a trademark, they nevertheless ar...
New Trademark law in the Cayman Islands: know your rights!
A new law will be passed soon in the Cayman Islands making it mandatory to file a trademark registration application with the Cayman Islands Intellectual Property Office (CIIPO). A significant change in the trademark law of the C...