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ARTICLE · 23 DECEMBER 2022

[IP CHINA] Which One Comes First: The Trademark Or The Search?

Few days ago, a friend called and told me about a new entrepreneurial project.

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Few days ago, a friend called and told me about a new entrepreneurial project. My friend operates in the food & beverage sector and so I have been revealed a coming soon top-notch restaurant in Shanghai. Being aware of the importance of Intellectual Property in China, I am one of the first persons outside the circle of the founders to know about the project.

With great excitement in the voice and shiny eyes, my friend introduced the concept of the new place and – finally - told me the new trademark chosen to distinguish the place. Sorry, for obvious confidentiality reasons, I cannot disclose it here.

This is not the first case I take care of this friend; we have some prior experience and so we agreed to conduct a trademark search – first - and not to rush to file the application without having cleared the registrability.

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