On April 23, 2019, the National People’s Congress of China has approved to amend the Trademark Law, 1982. The amendment involves 6 articles, and will be implemented from November 1, 2019. The amendment modified the Article 4 of Trademark Law which provides a clear guidance for foreign brands to crack down bad faith trademark squatters. [...]
This is the 3rd article in our series of 3 articles about Chinese trademarks. Read our 1st article here and our 2nd article here. General information about trademark application in China “First-to-File” System: Whoever files a trademark application first, gets the eventual registration. No evidence of use is required to get a registration. Member of Paris [...]
A Guide to the Chinese Trademark Registration Process – Part 2 Why you should file your Chinese trademark now This is the 2nd article in our series of 3 article about Chinese trademark. Read our 1st article here. As the second largest economic entity in the world, China has a broad market, and Chinese market [...]
