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Judicial judgment of deceptive signs - Comment on the administrative case of trademark application refusal and review between China Trademark Review and Adjudication Board and Northern Trust Group
“Easy to mislead the public” is the core element of deceptive sign recognition. The specific determination can be considered from the sign orientation, the overall misleadingness, the possibility of deception, the category of goods used and the subje[…]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
Statement by ZHANG Xiangchen on the US Section 301
China noticed that on 22 March, the United States published the final conclusions and measures of the Section 301 investigations against China. China firmly opposes this action by the US. The unilateral action of the US Section 301 investigations wil[…]Read full blog
Chinese patents to be valid in Cambodia: official
An application procedure for validating Chinese invention patents in Cambodia will be launched, an official said Friday.
Chinese invention patents granted by the State Intellectual Property Office (SIPO) since Jan. 22, 2003 will be eligible to take[…]Read full blog
China reinforcing IP protection
China will carry out a more stringent intellectual property protection system to reinforce IP protection, the head of IPR watchdog said on Tuesday. Shen Changyu, director of the State Intellectual Property Office, made the remarks at the sideline of […]Read full blog
Trademark system in need of ‘improvement’
Trademark squatting in China has become one of the key problems troubling enterprises at home and those overseas who want to enter the Chinese market, members of the 13th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (C[…]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