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What are the circumstances in which trademark transfer is not approved?
According to the requirements of the Trademark Examination and Trial Guide, an application for trademark transfer will not be approved in any of the following circumstances:

1. The applicant is not a trademark registrant (for example, the wrong registration number is filled in the application for transfer, and the trademark has been transferred to others);

2. The transfer application with the same content has been processed, and it is not necessary to handle the transfer again;

3. The trademark is invalid;

4. The trademark has been sealed up by the court, registered with the pledge right in advance, and has not obtained the written consent of the court or the pledgee;

5. Where an application for transfer is filed, the documents provided by the applicant cannot prove that the applicant has the right to inherit the trademark right;

6. Transfer that may easily lead to confusion or have other adverse effects;

7. Other circumstances in which the transfer should not be approved.

in addition, according to the third paragraph of article 42 of the trademark law, the trademark office will not approve the transfer that may easily lead to confusion or have other adverse effects. The above confusion or adverse effects refer to the confusion or adverse effects caused by the transfer itself, rather than the confusion or adverse effects carried by the transfer trademark itself. It mainly includes the following situations:

1. Where an application is made for the transfer of a collective trademark or certification trademark, the transferee does not meet the subject qualification and qualification requirements stipulated in the Measures for the Registration and Administration of Collective Trademarks and Certification Trademarks.

2. when applying for the transfer of a trademark containing a place name to other owners outside the region, if the goods using the trademark are closely related to the place name included in the trademark, it is easy for the public to misunderstand the origin and source of the goods, and it is easy to confuse the relevant public or ordinary consumers.

3. a trademark containing the full name, partial name or abbreviation of an enterprise is transferred to other enterprises, which may easily lead to confusion among the relevant public or general consumers if it is put into market.

4. The trademark logo itself has a special meaning, and the transfer may have a negative and negative impact on the public interests, public order or public order and good customs in China's politics, economy, culture, religion and nationality.

5. The agency acts as the transferee in violation of Article 87 of the Regulations for the Implementation of the Trademark Law.

6. The registrant has applied for more registered trademarks and transferred more trademarks, and the transferees are scattered, and the relevant trademark use evidence or intention cannot be provided without justifiable reasons, or the evidence is invalid.

7. Other situations that may easily lead to confusion or other adverse effects.