Paragraph 2 of Article 1 of China's Trademark Law clearly stipulates whether a registered trademark can bear a place name: "The place name of an administrative division at or above the county level or a foreign place name known to the public shall not be used as a trademark, except that the place name has other meaning or is part of a collective trademark or certification trademark; Registered trademarks using geographical names continue to be valid. "

As early as June 1983, the Trademark Office began to require that geographical names should not be registered as trademarks. Later, when the Trademark Law was revised, geographical names were included in the prohibited scope of trademarks. But there are exceptions

when a local name has other meaning, it is not prohibited. For example, the first meaning of "Phoenix" is a legendary bird. When used in commodities, people generally don't mistake it for being from Fenghuang County, Hunan Province.

in order to maintain the continuity of the law and the industrial property rights of registered people, it is also stipulated that "trademarks registered to use geographical names will continue to be valid." In other words, you can continue to use what you have registered a long time ago, but it is very difficult to register now.

if you want to register a geographical name trademark, you must confirm all the elements to avoid doing nothing! Hope to adopt!