Hairband Design Validity: Explaining the Visual Effect of the Differences
Korean Patent Court decision 2025허10530 distinguishes routine changes from features requiring a meaningful design contribution.
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An App Name: A Mark for Software or for the Service It Delivers?
The 010PAY decision, 2025허10405, considers actual transactions, revenue and the proper subject of Korean trade mark scope proceedings.
Read articleThe Same Prior Art, a Different Rejection: The Applicant’s Opportunity to Respond
Korean Patent Court decision 2025허10293 addresses a changed feature mapping and the procedural right to submit arguments and amendments.
Read articleModel Numbers on Compatible Refills: When Is a Sign Used as a Trade Mark?
Korean Patent Court decision 2025허10434 examines the role of ‘250 SERIES’ in its packaging and market context.
Read articleTrademark Filing in Brazil: Portuguese Specifications, Examination and Registration
A practical guide to Brazilian trademark applications, including Portuguese wording, opposition deadlines, prior use, non-use cancellation and renewal.
Read articleColumn: Claude Computer Use and the Data That Trains AI Agents
Writing for AI Times, IPLEX Managing Partner Yongduck Kim examines the training data behind computer-operating AI agents through U.S. Patent No. 12,585,862.
Read articleTrademark Filing in Mexico: Timelines, Consent Agreements and Declarations of Use
Understand Mexican trademark filing, timelines, consent agreements, opposition, third-anniversary declarations of use and renewals.
Read articleTrademark Filing in India: From Application to Registration
Explore trademark filing in India, prior-user protection, series marks, hearings, the four-month opposition period and coordination with local counsel.
Read articleIP Strategy Begins with Understanding Technology: An IPLEX Interview
Explore how IPLEX combines AI and software expertise with a practical understanding of business strategy. The interview discusses education for founders, mentoring and communication with clients.
Read articleAustralian Trademark Filing and Registration: Procedure, Timing and TM Headstart
A guide for businesses protecting their brands in Australia, covering application, examination and registration, as well as the TM Headstart preliminary assessment service.
Read articleAI Patents: What Can Be Protected and How to Prepare
This guide explains the issues to consider and the materials to prepare when seeking patent protection for AI technology.
Read articleNon-Use Trademark Cancellation: Responses Illustrated by Cases
An overview of non-use cancellation proceedings, with a focus on evidence of trademark use and strategies for responding.
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