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Notice of CNIPA on Continuing to Severely Crack Down on
Malicious Registration of Trademarks
国家知识产权局关于持续严厉打击商标恶意注册行为的通知
Date: 2022-04-12
According to the Notice of CNIPA on Continuing to Severely
Crack Down on Malicious Registration of Trademarks
(hereinafter referred to as the "Notice"),
malicious hoarding and malicious rush registration of trademarks
featured with "hoarding trademarks", "squatting
celebrity names or well-known companies" and
"newsjacking" should be forbidden, and typical illegal
acts that violate the principle of good faith, public order and
good customs and disrupt the order of trademark registration for
the sake of illegitimate interests should also be zeroed.