Several Provisions on Standardizing Application for Trademark Registration will be implemented with effect from 1 Dec. 2019
One of the key amendment aspects is the regulations on the honesty and integrity principle, such as the responsibilities related to the use of trademarks, curbing malicious trademark applications and trademark agencies. In order to better implement those articles, recently, SAIC releases the “Several Provisions on Standardizing Application for Trademark Registration” (the “Provisions”), we have picked out some practical articles for your reference. 1. To deal with circumstances which the application of a trademark has violated the reasons as stipulated in the “Provisions” In the application session, the trademark registration authorities shall reject and refuse to gazette. In the preliminarily…