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If a store in the same industry has the same name but the city is different, will there be infringement?

If it is just industrial and commercial registration, there may not be any infringement. However, if one party's store name has been registered as a trademark under the industry category, and the other party uses the name for similar trademarks and services, it may constitute infringement.

Therefore, it is recommended to check the official website of the National Trademark Office to see if the store name is registered under the relevant items. If it is not registered, you can submit a registration application first, then the trademark registered first will be protected.

(The query website of the State Trademark Office is: /sbcx/)

Reference:

"Trademark Law"

Article 31 Article

If two or more trademark registration applicants apply for registration of identical or similar trademarks on the same goods or similar goods, the trademark that was applied for first shall be preliminarily reviewed and announced; If the application is made within days, the previously used trademark will be initially reviewed and announced, and other applications will be rejected and will not be announced.

Article 56 The exclusive right to register a trademark is limited to the trademark approved for registration and the goods approved for use.

Article 57 Anyone who commits any of the following acts shall infringe upon the exclusive right to use a registered trademark:

(1) Using the same product on the same product without the permission of the trademark registrant Using a trademark that is the same as its registered trademark;

(2) Using a trademark that is similar to its registered trademark on the same goods without the permission of the trademark registrant, or using the same trademark as its registered trademark on similar goods or similar trademarks that are likely to cause confusion;

(3) Selling goods that infringe the exclusive rights of registered trademarks;

(4) Counterfeiting, unauthorized production or sales of other people’s registered trademarks Forging or making unauthorized registered trademark signs;

(5) Changing the registered trademark without the consent of the trademark registrant and putting the goods with the replaced trademark back on the market;

(6) Intentionally providing facilities for infringing the exclusive rights of others’ trademarks and helping others to infringe the exclusive rights of trademarks;

(7) Causing other damage to others’ exclusive rights to registered trademarks