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15 January 2021TrademarksGeorge Chan, Ricky Xing and Zoe Sun

How the Synlait case increases the evidentiary value of letters of consent in China

Letters of consent to co-exist (LOCs) are letters issued by registered trademark rights holders, in which they consent to the registration of a later-applied-for mark that may be similar or identical to their previously registered trademark and which designate the same or similar goods or services.

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Jurisdiction reports
1 February 2012   The Mexican Law of Industrial Property does not regulate consent letters and/or coexistence agreements, but over the years the Mexican Institute of Industrial Property (MIIP) has accepted them on a case-by-case basis.
Jurisdiction reports
1 April 2012   The most frequent basis for refusal of protection for a trademark is the existence of valid earlier rights in the name of third parties in the same sector.