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Mai 21, 2013
Cecilia Lou, King & Wood Mallesons, China
Xianjie Ding, King & Wood Mallesons, China
Di Yao, King & Wood Mallesons, China

Five Issues You Should Know in the PRC Trademark Law Dr...


Cecilia Lou, King & Wood Mallesons, China, Xianjie Ding, King & Wood Mallesons, China, Di Yao, King & Wood Mallesons, ChinaThe current PRC Trademark Law (“Law”) was implemented in 1983, and revised in 1993 and 2001, and it has played a significant role in supporting the development of the PRC social economy since its implementation.

However, the current Law is complained a lot in practice mainly because the registration procedure is fairly complex and time consuming, bad faith registration is common and difficult to stop and it provides insufficient protection against trademark infringement. Thus, the latest draft of revision of PRC Trademark Law Draft (“the Draft”) has been released and was open for any public comments until January 31, 2013. Generally speaking, the Draft addresses to the above mentioned issues. A detailed explanation of some key interesting proposed changes for multinational companies (“MNCs”) is as follows: read more