The Draft Arbitration Rules of the Patent Mediation and Arbitration Centre (PMAC) include important provisions on interim measures, designed to offer urgent protection in patent disputes. Under Article 26 of the Draft Rules, interim measures are temporary decisions granted before the final ruling on the merits of a dispute. These...
The chocolate brand Merci recently lost its US trademark opposition against the mark Danke for chocolate products. August Storck, Merci’s owner, argued the names were confusingly similar as “Danke” translates to “thank you” just like the French “merci.” US Trademark Decision The US Patent and Trademark Office rejected Storck’s opposition...
The Law on Value Added Tax introduces the value added tax and regulates its assessment and payment. Value added tax, as a general consumption tax, is assessed and payable at all stages of production and trade, as well as throughout the service sector, unless otherwise prescribed by this Law. The...
