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29 March 2021TrademarksGeorge Chan, Ricky Xing and Zoe Sun

The comfort of consent

Letters of consent to co-exist (LOCs) are letters issued by registered trademark rights owners, 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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