Laws and Regulations
CNIPA Will Further Crack Down on Malicious Trade Mark
Squatting
国知局将进一步打击恶意抢注商标的行为
Issue Date: 2021-07-27
Effective Date: 2021-07-27
On 27 July 2021, the CNIPA issued a letter in response to the
opinions raised by the deputies to the 13th National People's
Congress (NPC) at the fourth session of the NPC. In their reply,
the CNIPA proposed to further improve trade mark examination,
increase the efforts to combat malicious trade mark registrations,
and protect the interests of legitimate enterprises. For example,
it is necessary to explore how to target malicious registrations at
the stage of confirmation of registration, along with strengthening
its connection to administrative enforcement. Draft departmental
regulations such as "Measures for the Administration of Trade
Mark Agencies", "Provisions for the Recognition and
Protection of Well-known Trade Marks", "Measures for the
Registration and Administration of Collective Marks
