Laws and Regulations under TRIPS Art. 63.2 - View details of the document

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It is the third revision to the Trademark Law since it was first adopted in 1982. This revision aims to facilitate the trademark registration, promote a fair and competitive market and strengthen the protection on trademark rights. Among others, it specifies the following rules: • Enriching elements applicable for trademark registration(e.g. sound); • Offering opportunities for applicants to explain or correct their filed applications; • Allowing applicants to apply for registration of the same trademark for multiple types of goods in one application; • Improving the objection procedure and the protection on well-known trademarks; • Providing a heavier punishment if a party has committed trademark infringement on two or more occasions within five years or falls under any other serious circumstances. • Increasing the amount of compensation for damages due to infringement of trademark rights. The revised Trademark Law entered into force on May 1, 2014.
The National People's Congress No. 23, Xijiaominxiang Xicheng District Beijing 100806