商标法 英文版文档格式.docx
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TheTrademarkReviewandAdjudicationBoard,establishedundertheadministrativeauthorityforindustryandcommerceundertheStateCouncil,shallberesponsibleforthesettlementofdisputesrelatingtotrademarks.
Article3.AregisteredtrademarkisatrademarkthathasbeenacceptedandregisteredbytheTrademarkOffice,whichmaybeatrademarkusedongoods,aservicemark,acollectivemarkoracertificationmark.Theownerofaregisteredtrademarkshallhavetheexclusiverighttousethetrademark,whichshallbeprotectedbylaw.
AcollectivemarkreferredtointhisLawisasignregisteredinthenameofagroup,associationorotherorganizationforusebythemembersofsuchanorganizationinthecourseoftradetoindicatetheusers'
membershipintheorganization.
AcertificationmarkreferredtointhisLawisasigncontrolledbyanorganizationcapableofmonitoringcertaingoodsorservicesforusebyorganizationsorpersonsotherthansuchanorganizationontheirgoodsorservicestocertifythegeographicalorigin,material,modeofmanufacture,qualityorotherspecificcharacteristicsofthegoodsorservices.
ProvisionsshallbemadebytheadministrativeauthorityforindustryandcommerceundertheStateCouncilconcerningspecialmattersintheregistrationandadministrationofcollectivemarksandcertificationmarks.
Article4.Anynaturalperson,legalpersonorotherorganization,intendingtoacquiretheexclusiverighttouseatrademarkforgoodsproduced,manufactured,processed,selectedormarketedbyhim,shallapplyforregistrationofthetrademarkusedongoodstotheTrademarkOffice.
Anynaturalperson,legalpersonorotherorganization,intendingtoacquiretheexclusiverighttouseaservicemarkforservicesprovidedbyhim,shallapplyforregistrationoftheservicemarktotheTrademarkOffice.
ProvisionsinthisLawconcerningtrademarksusedongoodsshallapplytoservicemarks.
Article5.Twoormorenaturalpersons,legalpersonsorotherorganizationsmayjointlyapplyforregistrationofatrademarktotheTrademarkOffice,andmayjointlyenjoyandexercisetheexclusiverighttousethetrademark.
Article6.Forgoodsthat,asrequiredbytheState,mustbeararegisteredtrademark,anapplicationforregistrationofatrademarkshallbefiled.Ifnoregistrationhasbeenmade,suchgoodscannotbeofferedforsaleinthemarket.
Article7.Anyuserofatrademarkshallberesponsibleforthequalityofthegoodsonwhichthetrademarkisused.Administrativeauthoritiesforindustryandcommerceatdifferentlevelsshall,throughtheadministrationoftrademarks,stopanypracticesthatdeceiveconsumers.
Article8.Anyvisuallyperceptiblesign,capableofdistinguishingthegoodsorservicesofonenaturalperson,legalpersonoranyotherorganizationfromthoseofotherpersons,includingwords,devices,letters,numerals,three-dimensionalsigns,combinationofcoloursaswellasthecombinationofsuchsigns,shallbeeligibleforapplicationforregistrationasatrademark.
Article9.Atrademarkthatisthesubjectofanapplicationforregistrationshallhavedistinctivecharacterandbecapableofbeingreadilyidentifiedanddistinguished,andshallnotbeinconflictwiththelegalrightsobtainedearlierbyotherpersons.
Theownerofaregisteredtrademarkhastherighttousethesign"
RegisteredTrademark"
orothersignsindicatingregistration.
Article10.Thefollowingsignsshallnotbeusedastrademarks:
(1)thoseidenticalwithorsimilartotheStatename,nationalflag,nationalemblem,militaryflagordecorationsofthePeople'
sRepublicofChina,andthoseidenticalwiththenameoftheparticularplace,orwiththenameorimageofthesymbolicbuilding,whereacentralgovernmentdepartmentoftheStateislocated;
(2)thoseidenticalwithorsimilartotheStatename,nationalflag,nationalemblemormilitaryflagofaforeigncountry,unlessconsenthasbeengivenbythegovernmentofthecountry;
(3)thoseidenticalwithorsimilartothename,flagoremblemofaninternationalintergovernmentalorganization,unlessconsenthasbeengivenbytheorganizationorthepublicisnotlikelytobemisledbysuchuse;
(4)thoseidenticalwithorsimilartoanofficialsignorhallmarkindicatingcontrolandwarranty,unlessauthorizationhasbeengiven;
(5)thoseidenticalwithorsimilartothenameorsymboloftheRedCrossortheRedCrescent;
(6)thosehavingthenatureofdiscriminationagainstanynationality;
(7)thosehavingthenatureofexaggerationandfraudinadvertisinggoods;
or
(8)thosedetrimentaltosocialistmoralityorcustoms,orhavingotherunhealthyinfluences.
Thegeographicalnameofanadministrativedivisionatorabovethecountyleveloraforeigngeographicalnamewell-knowntothepublicshallnotbeusedasatrademark,unlessthegeographicalnamehasanothermeaningorthegeographicalnameisusedasacomponentpartofacollectivemarkoracertificationmark;
registeredtrademarksconsistingoforcontaininggeographicalnamesshallcontinuetobevalid.
Article11.Thefollowingsignsshallnotberegisteredastrademarks:
(1)signswhichconsistexclusivelyofthegenericnames,designs,ormodelnumbersofthegoodsinrespectofwhichthetrademarkisused;
(2)signswhichconsistexclusivelyofdirectindicationsofthequality,primaryrawmaterial,functions,intendedpurposes,weight,quantityorothercharacteristicsofgoods;
(3)signswhicharedevoidofanydistinctivecharacter.
Signsmentionedintheprecedingparagraphmayberegisteredastrademarksiftheyhaveacquireddistinctivecharacterthroughuseandarecapableofbeingreadilyidentifiedanddistinguished.
Article12.Whereathree-dimensionalsignisthesubjectofanapplicationforregistrationofatrademark,thetrademarkshallnotberegisteredifitconsistsexclusivelyoftheshapewhichresultsfromthenatureofthegoodsthemselves,theshapeofgoodswhichisnecessarytoobtainatechnicalresult,ortheshapewhichgivessubstantialvaluetothegoods.
Article13.Atrademarkshallnotberegisteredanditsuseshallbeprohibitedwherethetrademarkconstitutesareproduction,animitation,oratranslation,ofawell-knowntrademarkofanotherpersonnotregisteredinChinaandislikelytocreateconfusion,ifthetrademarkisthesubjectofanapplicationforregistrationinrespectofgoodswhichareidenticalorsimilartothegoodstowhichthewell-knowntrademarkapplies.
Atrademarkshallnotberegisteredanditsuseshallbeprohibitedwherethetrademarkconstitutesareproduction,animitation,oratranslation,ofawell-knowntrademarkofanotherpersonalreadyregisteredinChinaandislikelytomisleadthepublicanddamagetheinterestsoftheowneroftheregisteredwell-knowntrademark,ifthetrademarkisthesubjectofanapplicationforregistrationinrespectofgoodswhicharenotidenticalorsimilartothegoodstowhichthewell-knowntrademarkapplies.
Article14.Thefollowingfactorsshallbeconsideredindeterminingawell-knowntrademark:
(1)reputationofthetrademarkintherelevantsectorofthepublic;
(2)durationofuseofthetrademark;
(3)duration,degree,andgeographicalscopeofanypublicityforthetrademark;
(4)historyofprotectionofthetrademarkasawell-knowntrademark;
and
(5)otherfactorscontributingtothereputationofthetrademark.
Article15.Atrademarkshallnotberegisteredanditsuseshallbeprohibitediftheagentorrepresentativeofthepersonwhoistheownerofatrademarkapplies,withoutauthorization,fortheregistrationofthetrademarkinhisownnameandiftheownerraisesanopposition.
Article16.Atrademarkshallnotberegisteredanditsuseshallbeprohibitedifitconsistsoforcontainsageographicalindicationinrespectofgoodsnotoriginatingintheregionindicated,tosuchanextentastomisleadthepublic;
however,registrationsmadeingoodfaithshallcontinuetobevalid.
Ageographicalindicationreferredtointheprecedingparagraphisasignwhichindicatesagoodasoriginatingincertainregion,whereagivenquality,reputationorothercharacteristicofthegoodisessentiallyattributabletothenaturalorhumanfactorsoftheregion.
Article17.AnyforeignerorforeignenterpriseintendingtoapplyforregistrationofatrademarkinChinashallfileanapplicationinaccordancewithanyagreementconcludedbetweenthePeople'
sRepublicofChinaandhiscountryoforigin,oraccordingtotheinternationaltreatytowhichbothcountriesareparties,oronthebasisoftheprincipleofreciprocity.
Article18.AnyforeignerorforeignenterpriseintendingtoapplyforregistrationofatrademarkorforanyothermattersconcerningatrademarkinChinashallentrustaqualifiedtrademarkagencyrecognizedbytheStatetobehisrepresentative.
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ChapterII
ApplicationforRegistrationofaTrademark
Article19.Anapplicantforregistrationofatrademarkshallindicate,inaccordancewithapres
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