Tag Archive: China Trademark Registration
BBC Infringed By A Chinese Firm
A Chinese court has ruled in favor of British Broadcasting Corporation in a trademark infringement lawsuit that a Beijing firm using "BBC" trademark without authorization.[…]Read full blog
Trademark Reform Improving Business Environment
A new reform for trademark registration focused on improving quality and efficiency is having a positive impact on our country's business environment, according to a senior official from the National Intellectual Property Administration.[…]Read full blog
Moutai's Trademark Application Rejected
China's alcohol brand Kweichow Moutai's trademark application for "national banquet" was rejected by the Beijing Intellectual Property Court, Sina Finance reported on September 17, 2019.[…]Read full blog
China Ranking 1st in Effective Trademark Registrations
China currently holds more than 22.74 million effective trademark registrations, ranking first in the world, with an average of one valid trademark per 5.2 market entities, according to Shen Changyu, the Party committee secretary and director of the […]Read full blog
Administrative Disputes of Jinguizi Trademark
Liu Chunyan, the hostess of a famous Chinese TV progress Windmill, requested a trademark invalidation with the Trademark Review and Adjudication Board of the State Administration for Industry and Commerce (the commerce) after knowing that a Nanjing-b[…]Read full blog
ROUGHNECK Denied TM Registration for Negative Meaning
In an English- Chinese dictionary, roughneck means rude, or a rude fellow, or a noisy and rude fellow. But does it matter for trademark registration? A U.S. firm specialized in making safety gloves attempted to register ROUGHNECK and was denied for i[…]Read full blog
Trademark "ZARA" Gains Cross-Class Protetion in China
"ZARA" trademark application was filed by one individual surnamed Pan for the trademark to be used on Class 43 services including restaurants and cafeterias.[…]Read full blog
New Regulations Will Target Abnormal Trademark Filings
In order to improve the nation's business environment and maintain the trademark management order, the China National Intellectual Property Administration will roll out a new set of regulations on trademark filings to curb the "applications out of ma[…]Read full blog
IP Injects Vigor into China's Opening-up
Over 3,600 enterprises worldwide gathered at China International Import Expo for more business opportunities. More Made in China were sold overseas with the Sino-Europe cross-continent trains running between China and Europe. In 2018, in the backgrou[…]Read full blog
IP scene In China
The General Administration of Customs has announced that it will roll out a special campaign to fight infringements upon intellectual property rights this year, with a focus on foreign-funded companies. The move is part of the efforts to improve the […]Read full blog