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Feb 05, 2012
Shuhua Zhang, WAN HUI DA Law Firm IP Agency, China
First published on www.internationallawoffice.com

Non-use of Plaintiff Trademark in Infringement Action


Shuhua Zhang, WAN HUI DA Law Firm IP Agency, China, First published on www.internationallawoffice.comChina's Trademark Law (2001) does not require that commercial use of a registered trademark by the registrant (or use controlled by the registrant such as licensed use) be a prerequisite in claiming one's trademark right against unauthorized use. But case laws and judicial opinions put more and more burden on the trademark registrant to prove actual use of its own trademark, either to prove "actual confusion" or  read more