Compared with the 2019 version of the Trademark Law (hereinafter referred to as the Current Trademark Law), the 2027 version (hereinafter referred to as the New Trademark Law) was restructured from 8 chapters and 73 articles to 9 chapters and 87 articles, reflecting a shift in Chinas trademark legal system from emphasis on registration toward strengthening the obligation to use. The core amendments are summarized as follows: 1. Use via Internet has been incorporated into the Definition of Tradem...

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(Adopted at the 24th Session of the Standing Committee of the Fifth National Peoples Congress on 23 August 1982, revised for the first time according to the Decision on the Amendment of the Trademark Law of the Peoples Republic of China adopted at th...

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To the Higher Peoples Courts of all provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities, the Military Court of the Peoples Liberation Army, and the Branch Court of the Higher Peoples Court of the Production and Construction Corps in Xinjiang Uygur Auton...

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I. Recognition and protection issue of well-known trademark 1. When to reject the registration of an involved mark or invalidate a registered trademark by applying Article 13(2) or 13(3) of Trademark Law which will take effect on May 1, 2014 (hereaft...

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ORDER OF STATE ADMINISTRATION FOR INDUSTRY AND COMMERCE NO. 65 Trademark Review and Adjudication Rules, which has been reviewed and passed at the executive meeting of the State Administration for Industry And Commerce, is hereby promulgated and shall...

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Regulations of the Supreme Peoples Court on Several Issues Concerning Trials of Cases of Granting and Affirming Trademark Right, as adopted at the 1703th Session of the Judicial Committee of the Supreme Peoples Court on December 12, 2016, are hereby...

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