SPC considers whether OEM manufacturing for export constitutes ‘use’

SPC considers whether OEM manufacturing for export constitutes ‘use’

In Ryohin Keikaku Co Ltd v
TRAB, China’s Supreme People’s
Court has held that evidence of
use of a trademark in original
equipment manufacturer (OEM)
manufacturing activities solely
for export was insufficient
to show that the mark had
been “used and achieved a
certain amount of influence in
China” under Article 31 of the
Trademark Law.

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