Today we had the pleasure of hosting Trademark Attorneys Mr. Luo, Mr. Yin, Mr. Yang, Ms. Du and Ms. Liu from the Hong Kong and Beijing offices of China Patent Agent (H.K.) Ltd. Aside from discussing some pending cases, they also helped us to better understand the ramifications of the new changes to Articles 4 and 44 of the Chinese Trademark Law, as well as the recent High Court ruling in China concerning trademarks and OEMs.

Visit from Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney (U.S.A.) Mr. Bassam Ibrahim from Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney (U.S.A.) was kind enough to visit our firm. He provided us with a detailed presentation of several specific cases that exemplified certain points where U.S. and Japanese Trademark Laws differ. Among these topics were the small but significant details regarding “intent to use” and “non-use cancellation” policies, practices and decisions of the USPTO.

Two of our firm members, Mr. Taku Nakagawa　and Mr. Thomas Martin recently attended the APAA Council Meeting (Asian Patent Attorneys Association) that was held from November 9th through the 12th in Taipei, Taiwan. This year’s event boasted over 1700 participants from countries around the world. This event provided an opportunity to visit local firms in Taiwan, meet with new and existing associates and exchange vital information. RIN IP Partners considers these international conventions essential to strengthening and expanding our global network and partnerships.

RIN IP Partners were delighted to have Mr. Sherman Kahn and Mr. Jason Bartlett from Mauriel Kapouytian Woods LLP visit our firm today. With offices in New York City and San Francisco, MKW is a prominent technology litigation and prosecution firm. After discussing some pending cases we are working together on, they were kind enough to share with us some of their interesting experiences relating to IP dispute resolutions and litigation.

RIN IP Partners were happy to have Mr. Kohji Suzuki and Ms. Jamie-Lynn Kraft from the Canadian firm Smart & Biggar LLP visit our office. They provided us with a comprehensive and detailed overview of the sweeping changes to Canada’s Trademark Law and CIPO policies that took effect in June of 2019. Of major note was Canada’s joining the Madrid Protocol, as well as the elimination of “use” requirements at the application stage.