China IP Case Spotlight: May 2021 (Issue 3)

Case Spotlight

Trade mark Office of CNIPA Published Typical Cases of Trade Mark Oppositions and Review in 2020

国知局商标局发布2020年商标异议、评审典型案例

Date: 2021-04-26

On 26 April, the Trademark Office of the CNIPA published the 2020 Typical Cases of Trade Mark Oppositions and Review.

The 2020 trade mark opposition typical cases are as follows:

1. The "Liang Shen" case in combating to crack down on related companies' joint preemptive registration of others' e-commerce names and maintain fair competition in the market;
2. The "Kusanagi Family Kusanagi Kyo Maocai" case was filed in order to crack down on actions that damage the rights and interests of well-known online game character names and protect the achievements of innovative labor;