Court: Supreme People's Court

Featured in The Trademark Prosecution Review 2024

With rocketing levels of applications and registrations, it is crucial that brand owners and practitioners understand what makes China’s trademark prosecution process stand out and best practices for navigating it.

22 September 2023

Featured in The Trademark Prosecution Review 2024

Often, foreign applicants fail to obtain trademark registration in China because they do not have a robust understanding of the Chinese Trademark Law, or the CNIPA’s regulations. How to choose goods and services and the importance of formality issues should be heeded when filing an application.

22 September 2023

In conjunction with the Anti-Unfair Competition Law, administrative and civil procedures help brand owners quash trademark squatting and hoarding. Noteworthy cases further highlight a national focus on proactively preventing the market infiltration or abuse of processes associated with such IP violations.

25 August 2023

The country’s trademark infringement judgment criteria are set for a significant overhaul in coming years, compelling rights holders to closely analyse differences between the current and proposed legislation.

25 August 2023

The draft interpretation notably clarifies the criminal threshold for trademark infringement and expands the definition of ‘serious circumstances’.

28 February 2023