On 30 July 2021, SAMR released in its Order No 44 The Rules on Administrating the Seriously Illicit or Dishonest List in Market Supervision and Administration, which took effect from 1 September 2021.

On 31 August 2021, the Beijing High People's Court finally upheld the Beijing Intellectual Property Court's judgement and the China National Intellectual Property Administration's (CNIPA) decision...

In China, generic names shall not be registered as trademarks under Article 11 of the Chinese Trademark Law.

The measures are usually deterrent to the debtors, which secures the high rate of enforcement.

In mainland China, it has long been a controversial issue whether or not trademark use in Original Equipment Manufacturer (hereinafter referred to as "OEM use")...

In China, trademarks can be enforced through courts or lawsuits like in other countries.

Although China, a member of the Berne Convention, is obliged in theory to automatically protect the copyrightable work from a contracting country once the work is created and China shall not...

We summarize and review the cases.

Before the Beijing IP Court was set up in November 2014, all trademark lawsuits against TRAB needed to be filed with the Beijing First Intermediate People's Court.

The Chinese Trademark Office (CTMO) received nearly 2.9 million new trademark applications in 2015, ranking No.1 in the world for 14 consecutive years.

A trademark application can be filed in China directly, namely national filing, or via the Madrid system, namely international filing with China designated.

In China, administrative and criminal fines can be imposed against IP infringement. However, the fines shall be submitted to the National Treasury Administration.

How is the Rule enforced in practices? I hope to analyze this issue through some cases in this article.

In 2013, China revised its Trademark Law for the third time.

The concept of subsidies is a rather mysterious one with varying objectives to achieve. The foundation for which is based on the desire to make citizens aware of the entire process of registration and protection.

Trademarks Comparative Guide for the jurisdiction of China, check out our comparative guides section to compare across multiple countries