New Changes To Trademark Protection In China

December 31, 2001 | BY

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Enhancing trademark protection is another crucial aspect of China's commitment to meet WTO-imposed requirements. China's newly revised trademark law offers the prospect for greater intellectual property protection in future.

On October 27 2001, the same day as it promulgated thePRC Copyright Law (Revised) (中华人民共和国著作权法), the government promulgated the PRC Trademark Law (2nd Revision) (中华人民共和国商标法), hereafter the Revision. The Revision came into effect on December 1 2001, and as with the revised Copyright Law, the purpose of the Trademark Revision is to bring China's regulations on intellectual property protection more in line with international norms and to demonstrate China's resolve to honour its WTO accession commitments.

The Revision

Compared with the old Trademark Law, the Revision represents marked efforts to further conform to the norms for trademark protection as set forth in the Paris Convention and the WTO TRIPS agreement. As a result, the Revision aims to provide enhanced protection of trademarks and strengthen enforcement power with respect to trademark infringements, as discussed in greater detail below.

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