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Trademark & Design
Trademark & Design
Overview

Trademarks and designs are core rights that shape brand value and market credibility. At the registration stage, distinctiveness and similarity judgment, and the formulation of use strategies, are the starting point for dispute prevention. In contentious matters—such as infringement, invalidation, and non-use cancellation—the outcome often depends on effective evidence collection and well-structured legal strategies For both domestic and international expansion, IP management must be tailored to jurisdiction-specific legal regimes. The LIN IP Team provides integrated legal services covering brand strategy and dispute resolution.

Key Services
  • Trademark and design application/registration and domestic/international rights strategy Trademark and design infringement actions, including injunctions, civil litigation, and criminal enforcement, as well as defense strategies Invalidation, cancellation, and non-use cancellation trials, and trial decision revocation litigation Trademark management advisory for brand licensing, franchising, and related matters Legal risk review for packaging, advertising, and brand renewal processes
Key Experience
  • Simultaneous Civil and Criminal Response
  • Response to investigation under the Trademark Act related to similar trademarks of a famous Japanese brand
  • Obtained a decision not to indict (no charges) from the case sent to the prosecution with an opinion to indict
  • Received return of all seized items and continued business operations
  • Conducted trademark registration invalidation trial and subsequent trial decision revocation litigation regarding trademark rights 2. Substantive Advisory on Branding
  • A client experiencing trademark registration invalidation disputes
  • Developed and implemented a trademark strategy aligned with the client’s evolving business model