Introduction China has completed the most consequential rewrite of its Trademark Law in over a decade. On June 26, 2026, the 23rd Meeting of the Standing Committee of the Fourteenth National People's Congress adopted a comprehensive revision of the Trademark Law of the People's Republic of China — the fifth amendment since the law was first enacted in 1982, and the first substantive overhaul since the narrow 2019 revision. The revised law, comprising 87 articles across nine chapters (up from 73 articles in eight chapters under the outgoing law), will enter into force on January 1, 2027. Trademarks registered before that date remain valid. For brand owners, in-house counsel, and IP practitioners with China exposure, this is not a routine update. The revision touches registration standards, opposition timelines, well-known mark protection, damages calculations, and — perhaps most significantly — the treatment of bad-faith and speculative filings that have long troubled foreig...
Samsung India Electronics Pvt. Ltd., the Indian arm of Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., has challenged the constitutionality of India's customs regulations governing the import of goods suspected of infringing intellectual property rights, by filing a writ petition before the Delhi High Court. Samsung India was aggrieved by the action of the Indian Customs Department in withholding clearance of its imported dual-SIM-card mobile phones, pursuant to an application filed by a patentee claiming rights over similar technology with the customs office. Specifically, Samsung India challenged Customs Notification No. 47/2007-Customs (N.T.), dated May 8, 2007—titled the Intellectual Property Rights (Imported Goods) Enforcement Rules, 2007 —read together with Customs Circular No. 41/2007, dated October 29, 2007, titled Instructions for Implementation of the Intellectual Property Rights (Imported Goods) Enforcement Rules, 2007 , issued by the Central Board of Excise and Customs. Under these pro...