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China – Suspension of Trade Mark Applications More Readily Available?

In our previous post (here), we talked about a change being proposed by the China National Intellectual Property Administrative (commonly known as CNIPA), prohibiting repeated filings for the same trade mark. This was particularly concerning to brand owners and trade mark practitioners because, presently, it has been common practice to re-file identical back-up applications to … Continue reading

Yet Another Change Coming Up? Structural Changes to CNIPA and China’s Potential 5th Amendment to Trademark Law

By Justin Davidson (HK) and James Kwong (HK) on April 27, 2023 Posted in Brands, Intellectual Property, Trademark

We are just a few months into 2023, but we are already seeing a number of proposed changes to Chinese Trademark Law. We wish to draw attention to some of the upcoming structural changes to the China National Intellectual Property Administration (commonly known as CNIPA) and to highlight a few draft amendments to China’s Trademark … Continue reading