印尼商标注册新规：企业需要了解的要点
Estimated Reading Time: 5–6 minutes At a Glance Indonesia has introduced significant updates to its trademark registration framework through Minister of Law Regulation No. 5 of 2026, marking an important step toward a more efficient and transparent trademark system. The revised rules streamline several procedural stages, introduce clearer documentation requirements, and provide greater certainty for […]
从圆形到方形：为何简单的形状转换无法通过创新考验
Introduction A recent patent invalidation case handled by Tranfan Law Office offers a critical reminder for designers: merely changing a common geometric shape such as converting a round bottle into a square one does not constitute a protected innovation. Tranfan Law Office successfully represented a client in filing a request for invalidation with the Reexamination […]
拯救英国品牌“FACEFACTS”免遭中国商标侵权。
A Chinese company had the audacity to copy and attempt to register a UK company’s mark WORD FOR WORD in China. A UK personal care brand, “facefacts”, created by our client “Q Company” in 2019, has grown rapidly in the global skincare market. Today, the brand sells 180+ personal care products across 70+ countries but […]
“嘿，兄弟们，我绝对没有侵犯任何其他商标权！”这是我们客户在中国商标遭到异议时告诉我们的。
Our client ML Biotechnology Co., Ltd. promoted its men’s skincare brand “HEY BOYZ” through variety shows and other channels. Before promotion, the company had already filed a Class 3 trademark application covering cosmetics, which passed preliminary examination but was later opposed during the publication period. The opponent argued similarity with the “BOY LONDON” series and […]
一起错综复杂的商标纠纷，以及巴西公司与其前中国合作伙伴之间跨境的背叛。
“TAKAO” was not a mark invented for litigation. It was a brand created, registered, and continuously used by a Brazilian company long before any dispute arose. While sourcing products from China, a business relationship formed with a China principal and that relationship mattered. Years later, the applicant discovered that its own brand name had been […]
外观设计专利保护的是外观，而非功能。而其核心在于普通消费者，而非专家或律师。
If you ask regular, ordinary people whether they get confused by two designs or not, and then they say “no”, that means your design is in the clear. FL cleanser has been a market leader since 2013. They’ve filed over 200 design lawsuits – and won millions in damages. This time, they targeted our client […]