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Apr 16, 2014
Ella Cheong, Ella Cheong (Hong Kong & Beijing), Hong Kong

New PRC Trademark Law & Draft Implementing Regulations


Ella Cheong, Ella Cheong (Hong Kong & Beijing), Hong KongThe new China Trade Mark Law (the “Law”) has already been published for several months since August 2013, and shall take effect as of 1 May 2014. The amendment on the law has resulted in several changes both substantially and procedurally, such as introducing good faith principle, adding sound mark as a new type of mark, stipulating the use of well-known trade marks (the “WKTM”) in commercial activities, modifying the framework of opposition and invalidation, and largely increasing  read more