Category: IP Knowledge
Claiming Priority for Trademark Registration in China
A foreigner may enjoy the right of priority applying for trademark registration in China[…]Read full blog
Notice on updating the names of goods and services items acceptable beyond the List of Similar Goods and Services
The names of goods and services items acceptable beyond The List of Similar Goods and Services, according to the relevant arrangements, are now updated and announced, in accordance with the requirements for the reform of the trademark registration fa[…]Read full blog
Other questions in China Trademark filing
The staff in duty will examine the application documents. The application documents will be returned immediately if the application procedures are not complete, the documents are not filled according to the requirements, or the filing fees are not pa[…]Read full blog
Trademark Amendment
The amendment notice will list the matter which needs modification and there are specific “instructions of goods/services items amendment” on the back of the notice. Applicant shall fill it out according to amendment requirement and instructions, and[…]Read full blog
How to fill in the form of Application for Trademark Registration
The applicant shall write the name on the identification document. The applicant’s name should be identical with the stamp (signature) stamped or signed on the application form as well as with the name indicated on the identification document.
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Ways, application documents and fees of trademark applications in China
Where a foreigner or foreign enterprise desires to file trademark registration or other trademark matters in China, it shall retain a lawfully established trademark agency. But if the foreigner or foreign enterprise has habitual residence or business[…]Read full blog
Interpretation on “Other Improper Means” Described in Paragraph 1 Article 44 of China Trademark Law
There is no definition for “bad faith” in China Trademark Law. Only some descriptions such as “registrations obtained with ill will”, “improper means” are in the articles. In December 2016, China Trademark Office (CTMO) and Trademark Review and Adjud[…]Read full blog
Do you know about color combined mark？
Brief introduction about color combination mark[…]Read full blog
What if your trademark is squatting registered by the others in China?
The trademark squatting registration happens frequently all over the world. According to the national Trademark Law, the settlements of the such squatting registration cases will be different in each country. The article…[…]Read full blog
What if your trademark application is refused in China?
If you entrusted a China trademark agency/attorney to submit the trademark registration application to the CTMO (China Trademark Office), once the mark is refused,…[…]Read full blog