Outline of the Chinese Trademark System Trademark Law Conventions Trademark Administration Agencies Types of Marks Who May Apply First-to-File Rule What Is Registerable What Is Not Registerable What Shall Not Be Used as a Trademark Classification of Trade

Malicious trademark registration has long been a primary concern for trademark holders. The Chinese Trademark Law has played a crucial role in countering malicious trademark registrations and upholding market order since its implementation on March 1 1983

According to the relevant provisions of Chinese Trademark Law, the trademark registrant should actively and properly use their registered trademark. If a registered trademark has not been used for three consecutive years without justified reason, any one

The pre-registration mechanism (pre-registration) has been established for years by the Beijing Intellectual Property Court to accept intellectual property cases of the foreign, or Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan plaintiffs. The purpose is to solve the diffic

行政授権・権利確定の各 手続の間、行政手続きと司法手続の間の連携不足、状況の変化、手続きの空回り、「案件が案件を生む」というような、実務を長年にわたり悩まし続ける難題を効果的に解決 し、 引用商標の権利障害が解消された後も、他人による新たな先願がなされることによって、商標権利者が繰り返し出願を行い、法的手続を尽くすという時間的・資金的負担

Recently, the Trademark Office of the CNIPA issued the guides to stay trademark review cases, which outlines seven specific situations for mandatory stay and three situations for optional stay, aiming to facilitate flexible operation in trademark review p

The Supreme People's Court of China issued the Opinions on Promoting the Reform of Separating Complicated Administrative Litigation Proceedings from Simple Ones on May 14, 2021. This judicial interpretation specifically stipulates in Article 2 that admini

In order to save administrative resources, improve administrative efficiency, and protect the certainty of trademark allowance and confirmation, Article 62 of the Implementing Regulations of the Trademark Law stipulates the Res judicata, which means that

OEM （ Original Equipment Manufacturer ） は本文において外国関連相手先ブランド生産であり、即ち、中国国内における加工企業が中国国外の委託先の指示により製品を製造・加工し、且つ委託先の海外商標を貼付し、国内加工企業が税関輸出の方式で全部の商標を貼付した製品を海外の委託先に納品し、海外の委託先より国内企業に加工費用が支払われ、且つ海外の委託先のみによ

On April 23, 2019, the president of the Peoples Republic of China, Jinping Xi, signed the Order of the President No. 29 and issued the revisions to the Trademark Law of the Peoples Republic of China and the Anti-Unfair Competition Law. This has been the f