Tag Archive: Trademark
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
Annual Development Report on China's Trademark Strategy 2016
The year 2016 is the first year of the13th Five-Years Plan, the year of further deepening the business system reform, and also the icebreaking year of trademark registration and management reform. During the year, the Departments of Administration fo[…]Read full blog
Minister say：Nation sees rapid progress in innovative power
China has seen fast progress in its technological innovation capabilities in the past five years, with research and development (R&D) spending rising substantially along with an increase in new patents and the number of researchers, Minister of Scien[…]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