Amendments to the PRC Trademark Law (Draft)
中华人民共和国商标法修正案（草案）
January 10, 2013 | BY
CLP Temp &Issued: December 28 2012Main contents: The Amendments propose that only prior rights holders and materially interested parties (instead of anyone)…
Issued: December 28 2012
Main contents: The Amendments propose that only prior rights holders and materially interested parties (instead of anyone) may file an opposition to a preliminarily approved trademark within three months of the date of gazetting. Sound and a prominent single colour may constitute elements of a trademark under the draft. The Amendments also allow trademark applicants to file a single application for registration of a trademark for different types of goods.
Related legislation: PRC Trademark Law (2nd Revision), Oct 27 2001, CLP 2001 No.10 p.75; and Implementing Regulations for the PRC Trademark Law, Aug 3 2002, CLP 2002 No.8 p.85
Issued: December 28 2012
Main contents: The Amendments propose that only prior rights holders and materially interested parties (instead of anyone) may file an opposition to a preliminarily approved trademark within three months of the date of gazetting. Sound and a prominent single colour may constitute elements of a trademark under the draft. The Amendments also allow trademark applicants to file a single application for registration of a trademark for different types of goods.
Related legislation: PRC Trademark Law (2nd Revision), Oct 27 2001, CLP 2001 No.10 p.75; and Implementing Regulations for the PRC Trademark Law, Aug 3 2002, CLP 2002 No.8 p.85
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