According to the provisions of this law, if the trademark applied for registration by the client may not be registered, the trademark agency shall clearly inform the client.
Where a trademark agency knows or should know that a trademark applied for registration by a client is under the circumstances specified in Articles 15 and 32 of this Law, it shall not accept its entrustment.
A trademark agency shall not apply for other trademark registration except agency services.
Article 68
Where a trademark agency commits one of the following acts, the administrative department for industry and commerce shall order it to make corrections within a time limit, give it a warning and impose a fine of 1 10,000 yuan or more10,000 yuan or less; Give a warning to the directly responsible person in charge and other directly responsible personnel, and impose a fine of 5000 yuan to 50000 yuan; If the case constitutes a crime, criminal responsibility shall be investigated according to law:
(1) Forging, altering or using forged or altered legal documents, seals and signatures in handling trademark affairs;
(2) soliciting trademark agency business by defaming other trademark agencies or disrupting the order of the trademark agency market by other improper means;
(3) Violating the provisions of the third and fourth paragraphs of Article 19 of this Law.
Where a trademark agency commits any of the acts listed in the preceding paragraph, it shall be recorded in the credit file by the administrative department for industry and commerce; If the circumstances are serious, the Trademark Office and the Trademark Review and Adjudication Board may decide to stop accepting its trademark agency business and make an announcement.
If a trademark agency violates the principle of good faith and infringes on the legitimate interests of the client, it shall bear civil liability according to law, and the trademark agency industry organization shall punish it according to the articles of association.