Today we had the pleasure of hosting Ms. Jiang Ling and Ms. Vivian Yang from the firm of King & Wood Mallesons (China). We discussed several recent trends in China IP, among them examination standards with respect to similarity of trademarks, recent success rates for oppositions and cancellation actions, things to consider when filing under third-party names, etc. They also provided us with useful information about how the legal environment is improving and how rights that may not necessarily be protected by trademark registration may still be protected via other avenues such as the Unfair Competition Act or even Copyright Laws.