"No Registration, No Use" Clause in Trademark Law
Article 13 A trademark applied for registration on the same or similar goods is a well-known trademark copied, imitated or translated by others, which is not registered in China. If it is likely to cause confusion, it shall not be registered and its use shall be prohibited. Where a trademark applied for registration on different or dissimilar goods is a well-known trademark registered by others in China, misleading the public and possibly harming the interests of the registrant of the well-known trademark, it shall not be registered and its use shall be prohibited. Article 15 If an agent or representative registers the principal or the trademark of the principal in his own name without authorization, and the principal or the principal objects to it, it shall not be registered and the use thereof shall be prohibited. Article 16 Where a trademark contains a geographical indication of a commodity, and the commodity does not originate from the area marked by the indication, which misleads the public, it shall not be registered and its use shall be prohibited; However, the registration in good faith continues to be effective. The geographical indications mentioned in the preceding paragraph refer to the indication that a commodity originates from a certain region, and the specific quality, reputation or other characteristics of the commodity are mainly determined by natural factors or human factors in the region.