Global Brand Database includes Indonesian Trademarks
More than 1.2 million records of the national collection of Indonesia are now available in the Global Brand Database and the dedicated Indonesia Trademark Database.
On April 6, 2022, the Government of Cabo Verde deposited its instrument of accession to the Madrid Protocol, becoming the 112th member of the Madrid System, which now covers a total of 128 countries. The Protocol will enter into force for this country on July 6, 2022.
On April 4, 2022, the Government of the Republic of Chile deposited its instrument of accession to the Madrid Protocol, making it the 111th member of the Madrid System. This country is the last in the Southern Cone to join the Madrid System, which now covers 127 countries. The Protocol will enter into force for Chile on July 4, 2022
China’s Trademark Office Releases 2021 Statistics: 482K Malicious Applications Rejected; 7 Months to Registration; Registrations Up 34%, the Trademark Office of the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) released a summary of statistics for 2021 in a document entitled 这些数字,让我们记住2021年! Like the Patent Office of CNIPA cracking down on “irregular” patent applications, the TM Office rejected 482,000 trademark application for malicious registration not intended for use and preemptively rejected 1,628 malicious trademarks applications that harm social and public interests, and invalidated 1,729 registered trademarks ex officio. The preemptive rejections may be for Olympic-related marks such as for Olympic athlete and fashion model Eileen Gu