Trademark Invalidation Through Administrative Procedure

Siemens, a German multinational conglomerate company, is one of the world's most prominent makers of medical diagnostics equipment, including CT, MR, DR, PET/CT scanners and systems. Siemens Ltd. China, which was established in China, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Siemens.

In November 2013, Siemens Ltd. China discovered that a company had registered with the Chinese Trademark Office trademarks such as Cloud CT, Cloud PET/CT, Cloud MR, Cloud DR, Cloud MI and their equivalent in Chinese characters for goods including medical diagnostic and imaging equipment and instruments. It appeared that the registration of the said trademarks could have prevented Siemens and other competitors in the same industry from using these names in China.