In the invalidation action against the trademark No. 24725443, PATMARK ATTORNEYS, on behalf of GUANGZHOU TIGER HEAD BATTERY GROUP CO., LTD, filed a response. The applicant claimed that they have prior copyright and have put the copyright into use and made certain influence. PATMARK ATTRONEYS accepted the entrustment of TIGER HEAD BATTERY GROUP and undertook extensive evidence collection. It can prove that the actual use of the subject mark by TIGER HEAD BATTERY GROUP can be traced back to 1980s through massive fact and evidence, which is earlier than the formation time of applicant’s prior copyright and prior use time. Thus, the applicant did not have any prior right.

On behalf of CHEERWIN GROUP, PATMARK ATTORNEYS filed an invalidation action against the trademark “超臧CHAOZANG” (No. 57512018) based on the trademark “超威” and has received a favorable decision. The CNIPA held that the disputed mark is composed of “超臧” and the corresponding “CHAOZANG”. The disputed mark is similar to the cited mark in terms of character composition, sound and overall appearance. They have constituted similar marks. Thus, the disputed mark has been declared as invalid.

Double Fish Sports, established in 1954, is one of China's largest sports goods manufacturers, a top ten enterprise in China's light industry sports goods sector, and a sponsor of large-scale table tennis sports events both domestically and internationally, enjoying a high level of recognition worldwide.

The "galanz" mark of Galanz Group was registered as a domain by an individual in India, specifically www.galanz.in. As India is one of Galanz's main foreign markets, the above act was of great concern.

Liby Technology Group, in line with the expansion of its overseas market business, applied for the “LIBY” mark (Class 3) in Malaysia in 2015. After the mark was published, it faced an opposition from a local Malaysian company (the opponent). The opposition interrupted the otherwise rapid trademark registration process. The opponent claimed in the opposition that the “LIBY” mark is similar to its prior registered marks, which could easily cause confusion or misunderstanding.