Li Xiaofang

Aug 21, 2024 | lexology.com | Li Xiaofang

After the applicant filed trademark application, the CNIPA cited the prior registration to reject the applicant's trademark application. While the owner of the prior registration (hereunder referred as "the cited mark") had already been logged off, but no action had been taken against the cited trademark by the owner, the cited trademark was in a status of being unmanaged, unused, and unmaintained.

Jul 17, 2024 | mondaq.com | Rolf Claessen |Li Xiaofang

Foreign brands entering the Chinese market should register their trademarks as soon as possible to better protect their brands, which has become a consensus among brand owners.

Jul 17, 2024 | lexology.com | Li Xiaofang

Foreign brands entering the Chinese market should register their trademarks as soon as possible to better protect their brands, which has become a consensus among brand owners.

Jun 24, 2024 | lexology.com | Li Xiaofang

在获得一枚“注册商标”后，很多企业往往会因为商标管理和使用的不规范，导致“注册商标”被撤销。那么，哪些情形属于不规范使用商标？如果不规范使用商标会带来哪些风险？我们应该如何避免？作为商标所有人需要对此有全面而准确的了解，以便更好的管理我们的商标。在此，笔者总结了不规范使用注册商标的情形和风险供大家参考。 一、不规范使用的情形 《商标法》第四十九条规定： 商标注册人在使用注册商标的过程中，自行改变注册商标、注册人名义、地址或者其他注册事项的，由地方工商行政管理部门责令限期改正；期满不改正的，由商标局撤销其注册商标。 注册商标成为其核定使用的商品的通用名称或者没有正当理由连续三年不使用的，任何单位或者个人可以向商标局申请撤销该注册商标。商标局应当自收到申请之日起九个月内做出决定。有特殊情况需要延长的，经国务院工商行政管理部门批准，可以延长三个月。 以下为大家列举不规范使用的具体情形。 (一) 自行改变注册商标...

Oct 10, 2023 | mondaq.com | Li Xiaofang

In recent years, more and more foreign companies have entered the Chinese market, and a foreign language trademark has become an important symbol indicating the origin of goods or services. However, if the foreign language trademark is chosen improperly, it may be subject to rejection due to lack of distinctiveness, which is happened often.