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What are the criteria for judging trademarks similar to trademarks?
Criteria for judging trademark similarity:

1. Whether the average consumer can easily distinguish it;

2. Whether the main body composition is similar;

3. Whether it is difficult to distinguish by comparative observation;

4. well-known;

5. Other criteria for judging trademark similarity as prescribed by law.

Legal basis

Article 56 of the Trademark Law of the People's Republic of China

The exclusive right to use a registered trademark is limited to the registered trademark and the goods approved for use.

article 57

any of the following acts is an infringement of the exclusive right to use a registered trademark:

(1) using a trademark identical to its registered trademark on the same commodity without the permission of the trademark registrant;

(2) without the permission of the trademark registrant, using a trademark similar to its registered trademark on the same commodity, or using a trademark identical to or similar to its registered trademark on similar commodities may easily lead to confusion;

(3) selling goods that infringe upon the exclusive right to use a registered trademark;

(4) Forging or unauthorized manufacturing of registered trademark marks of others or selling forged or unauthorized registered trademark marks;

(5) changing its registered trademark without the consent of the trademark registrant and putting the goods with the changed trademark on the market again;

(6) intentionally providing convenient conditions for the infringement of the exclusive right to use a trademark of others and helping others to commit the infringement of the exclusive right to use a trademark;

(7) causing other damage to the exclusive right to use a registered trademark of others.