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　　Trademark Law of the People's Republic of China

　　(Adopted at the 24th Meeting of the Standing Committee of the Fifth National

　　People's Congress on August 23, 1982 and promulgated by Order No.10 of the

　　Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress on August 23, 1982;

　　amended for the first time in accordance with the Decision on Revising the

　　Trademark Law of the People's Republic of China adopted at the 30th Meeting

　　of the Standing Committee of the Seventh National People's Congress on

　　February 22, 1993; and amended for the second time in accordance with the

　　Decision on Revising the Trademark Law of the People's Republic of China

　　adopted at the 24th Meeting of the Standing Committee of the Ninth National

　　People's Congress on October 27, 2001)

　　Contents

　　Chapter I General Provisions

　　Chapter II Application for Trademark Registration

　　Chapter III Examination and Approval of Trademark Registration

　　Chapter IV Renewal, Assignment and Licensing of Registered Trademarks

　　Chapter V Determination of Disputes Concerning Registered Trademarks

　　Chapter VI Administrative Control of the Use of Trademarks

　　Chapter VII Protection of the Exclusive Right to the Use of a Registered

　　Trademark

　　Chapter VIII Supplementary Provisions

　　Chapter I General Provisions

　　Article 1 This Law is enacted for the purpose of improving the administration of

　　trademarks, protecting the exclusive right to the use of a trademark, and

　　encouraging producers and dealers to guarantee the quality of their goods and

　　services and preserve the credibility of trademarks, so as to protect the interests

　　of consumers, producers and dealers and promote the development of the

　　socialist market economy.

　　Article 2 The Trademark Office of the administrative department for industry

　　and commerce under the State Council shall be in charge of the work of

　　trademark registration and administration throughout the country.

　　The administrative department for industry and commerce under the State

　　Council shall establish a Trademark Review and Adjudication Board to be

　　responsible for handling trademark disputes.Article 3 Registered trademarks refer to trademarks that are registered with the

　　approval of the Trademark Office, including trademarks for goods and services,

　　collective trademarks and certification trademarks. The owner of a registered

　　trademark shall enjoy the exclusive right to the use of the trademark, which shall

　　be protected by law.

　　For purposes of this Law, a collective trademark refers to one that is registered in

　　the name of a group, association, or any other organization for use in business by

　　its members to indicate membership.

　　For purposes of this Law, a certification trademark refers to one that is controlled

　　by an organization which is capable of exercising supervision over a particular

　　kind of goods or services and that is used by a unit other than the organization or

　　by an individual for its or his goods or services, and is designed to certify the

　　indications of the place of origin, raw materials, mode of manufacture, quality, or

　　other specified properties of the said goods or services.

　　Particulars pertaining to the registration and administration of collective

　　trademarks and certification trademarks shall be formulated by the administrative

　　department for industry and commerce under the State Council.

　　Article 4 Any natural person, legal person, or other organization that needs to

　　acquire the exclusive right to the use of a trademark for the goods or he produces,

　　manufactures, processes, selects, or markets shall file an application for

　　registration of the trademark of the goods with the Trademark Office.

　　Any natural person, legal person, or other organization that needs to acquire the

　　exclusive right to the use of a service trademark for the services it or he provides

　　shall file an application for registration of the service trademark with the

　　Trademark Office.

　　Provisions regarding the goods trademarks in this Law shall be applicable to

　　service trademarks.

　　Article 5 Two or more natural persons, legal persons, or other organizations may

　　jointly file an application with the Trademark Office for the registration of one

　　and the same trademark and jointly enjoy and exercise the exclusive right to the

　　use of the trademark.

　　Article 6 With respect to goods on which the State requires the use of a

　　registered trademark, an application for trademark registration shall be filed; the

　　goods may not be sold on the market before registration is granted.

　　Article 7 The user of a trademark shall be responsible for the quality of the goods

　　on which the trademark is used. The administrative departments for industry and

　　commerce at all levels shall, through the administration of trademarks, put an

　　end to any practice that deceives consumers.Article 8 Any visible sign that can serve to distinguish the goods of a natural

　　person, legal person, or other organization from those of another, including any

　　work, design, letter of the alphabet, numeral, three-dimensional symbol and color

　　combination, or any combination of the above, may be made a trademark for

　　application for registration.

　　Article 9 A trademark submitted for registration shall bear noticeable

　　characteristics and be readily distinguishable, and it may not conflict with the

　　legitimate rights obtained by others earlier.

　　A trademark registrant shall have the right to indicate the wording "Registered

　　Trademark" or the sign showing that the trademark is registered.

　　Article 10 None of the following signs may be used as trademarks:

　　(1)those identical with or similar to the State name, national flag, national

　　emblem, military flag, or decorations, of the People's Republic of China; those

　　identical with the names of the specific locations that are seats of central state

　　organs; or those identical with the names or designs of landmark buildings;

　　(2)those identical with or similar to the state names, national flags, national

　　emblems or military flags of foreign countries, with the exception of those the

　　use of which is permitted by the government of the country concerned;

　　(3)those identical with or similar to the names, flags or emblems of international

　　inter-governmental organizations, with the exception of those the use of which is

　　permitted by the organization concerned or is not liable to mislead the public;

　　(4)those identical with or similar to an official mark or inspection stamp that