my country’s current Trademark Law was first implemented on March 1, 1983.

The "Trademark Law of the People's Republic of China" came into effect on March 1, 1983.

1. The first Trademark Law was adopted by the 24th session of the Standing Committee of the Fifth National People’s Congress on August 23, 1982; the Trademark Management Regulations promulgated by the State Council on April 10, 1963 were abolished. ;

2. The "Decision on Amending the Trademark Law of the People's Republic of China" was revised for the third time at the 4th meeting of the Standing Committee of the 12th National People's Congress on August 30, 2013.

The issuing units of the "Regulations on the Implementation of the Trademark Law of the People's Republic of China" are the People's Republic of China and the State Council. It is a regulation formulated in accordance with the Trademark Law of the People's Republic of China. Regulations are relatively comprehensive and systematic legal documents with long-term enforcement effect that are formulated and promulgated by state power agencies or administrative agencies in accordance with policies and decrees. They are targeted at certain specific matters in various fields such as politics, economy, and culture.

Legal Basis

"Trademark Law of the People's Republic of China"

Article 1 is to strengthen trademark management, protect the exclusive right to trademark, promote production, This law is specially formulated to ensure the quality of goods and services and maintain the reputation of trademarks by operators to protect the interests of consumers, producers and operators, and to promote the development of the socialist market economy.

Article 3: Trademarks approved and registered by the Trademark Office are registered trademarks, including commodity trademarks, service marks, collective trademarks, and certification marks; the trademark registrant enjoys the exclusive right to use the trademark and is protected by law.

The term "collective trademark" as mentioned in this Law refers to a mark registered in the name of a group, association or other organization for use by members of the organization in commercial activities to indicate the user's membership in the organization.

The term "certification trademark" as used in this Law means that it is controlled by an organization with the ability to supervise certain goods or services and is used by units or individuals other than the organization to certify the goods or services. The origin, raw materials, manufacturing methods, quality or other signs of specific quality of the goods or services.

Special matters concerning the registration and management of collective trademarks and certification marks shall be stipulated by the industrial and commercial administration department of the State Council.