In a recent landmark case, the N logo used on shoes (see images below) by New Balance Athletics, Inc. (New Balance) was, for the first time, recognized as a famous product decoration in China.

Chinese Trademark Office announced on March 30, 2017 that since April 01, 2017, the official fees will be reduced by 50% for the following trademark matters:

In Google Inc. v. the China Trademark Review and Adjudication Board, the Supreme People's Court of China (hereinafter referred to as SPC) ...

北京知识产权法院支持德国野格公司就"野格哈古雷斯"利口酒提出的商标侵权和不正当竞争之诉,认定"野格"为驰名商标, 判决侵权人向"野格"商标权

Malicious applications to register trademarks have long been an issue for trademark right holders in China. Unlike in some countries where trademark rights are based on use, in China...

"OEM" (Original Equipment Manufacturer) is a kind of production mode that many foreign enterprises are keen on. As the name implies, the trademark owners do not produce themselves...

The China Trademark Office approved the use of sound trademark "SOFY" on commodities such as sanitary napkins by Unicharm, Co., Ltd, being the first sound trademark registered by a foreign applicant in China.

On February 5, 2022, the Chinese government deposited its instrument of accession to the Geneva text of the Hague Agreement (1999) with the director general of the WIPO...

The amended Provisions on Prohibiting the Abuse of Intellectual Property Rights to Exclude or Restrict Competition (hereinafter referred to as the 'Provisions') published by China's State Administration...

It is usually very difficult for the plaintiff to obtain evidence of damage compensation in China.

It is common practice in China that the parties to an international IP-related contract can choose a foreign dispute resolution forum.

Seeing the brands "Mobil" or "美孚"(a corresponding Chinese trademark of "Mobil"), we would associate it to the leading entrepreneur in the oil business – ExxonMobil, and the Mobil 1 lubricating oils...

Seeing the brands "Mobil" or " 美孚"(a corresponding Chinese trademark of "Mobil"), we would associate it to the leading entrepreneur in the oil business ...

(2014) Jing Zhi Min Chu Zi No. 143 Judgement Of First Instance of Beijing Intellectual Property court on Case of Dispute over Infringement of Exclusive Trademark Use Right...

Since the Chinese intellectual property laws provide only the framework of the country's IP systems, the Supreme Court has issued many judicial interpretations which are essentially lower level laws...

The China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) issued Guidance on Registration and Use of Trademarks Containing Geographical Names on January 19, 2023.

我国《商标法》第三十一条规定，两个或者两个以上的商标注册申请人，在同一种商品或者类似商品上，以相同或者近似的商标申请注册的，

China and the United States, as the world's two most important economic entities with a GDP of more than 10 trillion US dollars...

In a recent decision rendered by the Shanghai Intellectual Property Court on a trademark infringement lawsuit (Fuzhou Yama Electromechanical Co., Ltd. v. Chongqing Shenchi...

The Hague System for international design applications offers the owner of a design a means of obtaining up to 15 years of protection in several countries by filing one application in one language...