12 March 2021TrademarksBrett Heavner and Yinfei Wu

US trademark modernisation: what it means for foreign brand owners

On December 27, 2020, then US President Donald Trump signed the Trademark Modernization Act (TMA) into law. While the TMA can benefit foreign brand owners with its new rules and proceedings, it may also present them with challenges.

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