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How to review a trademark containing a geographical indication

The "Regulations on the Protection of Geographical Indication Products" implemented in July 2005 has detailed and specific provisions on the application and approval procedures for the protection of geographical indication products. 1. Application and Acceptance Applications for geographical indication product protection shall be submitted by the geographical indication product protection application agency designated by the local people's government at or above the county level or the associations and enterprises recognized by the people's government (hereinafter referred to as the applicant), and opinions from relevant departments shall be solicited. If the product applied for protection is within the scope of the county, the county-level people's government shall propose the scope of production; if it crosses the county-level, the prefecture-level people's government shall propose the scope of production; if it crosses the scope of the prefecture-level city, the provincial-level people's government shall propose Suggestions on origin range. Applicants should submit the following information: 1. Recommendations from relevant local governments on delineating the origin range of geographical indication products. 2. Documents related to local governments establishing application organizations or identifying associations and enterprises as applicants. 3. Certification materials for geographical indication products, including: (1) Application for protection of geographical indication products; (2) Description of product name, category, origin range and geographical characteristics; (3) Physical, chemical, sensory and other quality characteristics of the product and its Explanation of the relationship with the natural factors and human factors of the place of origin; (4) Product production technical specifications (including product processing technology, safety and health requirements, technical requirements for processing equipment, etc.) (5) Product popularity, product production and sales and a description of historical origins; 4. Technical standards for the geographical indication products to be applied for. Applications for the protection of geographical indication products by export enterprises shall be submitted to the entry-exit inspection and quarantine department within the jurisdiction; applications for the protection of geographical indication products and applications for the protection of other geographical indication products submitted by region shall be submitted to the local (county level or above) quality and technology proposed by the supervisory authority. The provincial quality and technical supervision bureaus and the directly affiliated entry-exit inspection and quarantine bureaus, according to the division of labor, are respectively responsible for providing preliminary review opinions on the protection applications for geographical indication products to be declared, and reporting relevant documents and materials to the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine. 2. Review and Approval Geographical Indication Products: The General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of the People’s Republic of China conducts a formal review of the applications received. If the application passes the review, the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine shall issue an acceptance announcement to the public in the Gazette of the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine, the Government China Website and other media; if the application fails the review, the applicant shall be informed in writing. If relevant units and individuals have objections to the application, they may submit them to the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine within 2 months after the announcement. The General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine has established corresponding expert review committees based on the characteristics of geographical indication products to be responsible for the technical review of applications for geographical indication product protection. The General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine organizes an expert review committee to conduct a technical review of applications that have no objections or have objections but are rejected. If the application passes the review, the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine will issue an announcement approving the product to obtain geographical indication product protection. 3. Application for the use of special marks for geographical indication products. The "Regulations on the Protection of Geographical Indication Products" points out that producers within the origin of geographical indication products should apply to the local Quality and Technical Supervision Bureau or the Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau to use the special marks for geographical indication products. , and submit the following information: (1) Application form for the use of special marks for geographical indication products. (2) Certificate issued by the local government authority that the product is produced in a specific region. (3) Inspection reports issued by relevant product quality inspection agencies. After the above application has been reviewed by the provincial quality and technical supervision bureau or the directly affiliated entry-exit inspection and quarantine bureau, and has been reviewed and registered by the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine, an announcement will be made. Producers can use the special mark for geographical indication products on their products and obtain geographical indications. Logo product protection