Revised Trademark Law Targets Bad Faith Registration and Infringements

June 05, 2019 | BY

Susan Mok

Joe Simone of SIPS examines recent amendments to China's Trademark Law which focus on bad faith trademark registrations, civil compensation for infringement and disposition of seized goods and equipment – changes intended in part to help resolve the pending trade dispute with the US.

 

On April 23, 2019, the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC) enacted amendments to the PRC Trademark Law (中华人民共和国商标法) mainly to address bad faith trademark registration including marks targeting other brands, large-scale warehousers and to combat counterfeiting through increases in the maximum level of punitive damages in civil proceedings.

 

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