Q: I transferred the registered trademark to others, and others stopped paying half the transfer fee, but it has been put into mass production. Can I terminate the transfer agreement and refuse the other party to continue using it?

A: The Scout Law Online Consultation will answer your question.

Whether a trademark can be used in the application process is judged according to the subject corresponding to the use of the trademark. It is necessary to distinguish between the voluntary principle of trademark registration and the compulsory principle of trademark registration: 1 belongs to the voluntary type of trademark registration and can be used in the application process, but it cannot infringe upon the prior rights of others.

2. It belongs to the type of compulsory trademark registration, so the trademark cannot be used in the application process. However, at present, only the trademarks of cigarettes, cigars, packaged cut tobacco and some medicines are compulsory, and other commodities do not need compulsory registration.