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How to deal with the conflict between trademark rights and exclusive design rights?

Trademark rights and design patent rights are important intellectual property rights and are protected by the Trademark Law and Patent Law respectively. The acquisition of these rights shall comply with the principle of good faith in the General Principles of the Civil Law and shall not infringe upon the prior rights of others. If a registered trademark infringes upon the design patent rights previously obtained by others, the design patentee may request the Trademark Review and Adjudication Board to cancel the registered trademark; if the design patent right infringes upon the previously registered trademark of others, the trademark patentee may Patent rights can be canceled through the Patent Office or the Patent Reexamination Board in accordance with legal procedures for revoking the patent or declaring the patent invalid. [Legal Basis] Article 31 of the Trademark Law; Opinions of the State Administration for Industry and Commerce on Handling the Conflict between the Exclusive Rights of Trademarks and Design Patent Rights.