Trademark Infringement, Trademark Registration, First-to-File

International Trademark Protection: How to Safeguard Your Brand Globally

Jaburg Wilk on 8/22/2025

U.S. trademark rights stop at the border. If your business operates internationally or plans to expand abroad, you need to understand how to protect your trademark rights beyond the United States. Unlike the U.S., many...more

Chinese IP Agency Sanctioned for Acting for Trademark Hijackers

Mayer Brown on 10/10/2024

Brand owners in China continue to grapple with recurring problems of trademark squatting, hijacking, and infringement. Some malicious trademark agencies employ complex strategies to assist individuals or entities acting in...more

First-to-File or First-to-Use? Trademark Protection in Australia

International Lawyers Network on 6/1/2023

Foreign entities wishing to register an Australian trademark should be aware that Australia is a ‘first-to-use’ jurisdiction. This means that the owner of a trademark is the first user of that trademark....more

The Concept of Reverse Confusion is Not Applicable under the Current Trademark Practice in Taiwan

International Lawyers Network on 12/27/2019

As a principle, Taiwan adopts a “first to file” trademark registration system. Under the system, fame and extensive use are not the requirements for registering a trademark. In addition, under Article 2 of the Trademark Act...more

Long-awaited Trademark Law of Myanmar to be announced this year

Hogan Lovells on 6/12/2018

Trade mark owners worldwide should watch out for the long-awaited first modern Trademark Law in Myanmar – very likely to come into force anytime in the coming months. ...more

Seasick Trademarks Walking the Plank? Don’t Let Yeezy Make You Queasy

Knobbe Martens on 3/5/2018

Successful brands from the United States, and particularly those branded by U.S. celebrities, are often received with similar enthusiasm in other parts of the world. Recently, YEEZY shoes designed by Kanye West made their...more