Chapter 1 General Provisions Article 1 is to regulate the identification of famous trademarks, protect the legitimate rights and interests of famous trademark registrants and consumers, maintain market economic order, and promote economic development. According to the "People's Republic of China and the People's Republic of China" These regulations are formulated in accordance with the provisions of the National Trademark Law and relevant laws and regulations, and in light of the actual conditions of this province. Article 2 These regulations must be followed when identifying and protecting famous trademarks within the administrative region of this province. Article 3 Famous trademarks as mentioned in these Regulations refer to registered trademarks that are well known to the relevant public, have high market reputation and commercial value, and are recognized in accordance with the provisions of these Regulations. Article 4 The recognition of famous trademarks shall follow the principles of voluntary application, openness, fairness and case-by-case determination. Article 5 The industrial and commercial administrative departments are responsible for the identification and protection of famous trademarks. Article 6 People's governments at all levels shall encourage enterprises, institutions and individual industrial and commercial households to improve product quality and trademark reputation and create famous trademarks. Chapter 2 Recognition of Famous Trademarks Article 7 Famous trademarks are recommended by the industrial and commercial administrative departments of the districted cities and recognized by the provincial industrial and commercial administrative departments.
No organization or individual may recognize or adopt other methods to disguisely recognize famous trademarks. Article 8 To apply for recognition of a famous trademark, the following conditions must be met:
(1) The trademark registrant is an enterprise, institution, or individual industrial and commercial household established in accordance with the law in this province;
(2) The trademark has been continuously used for three years from the date of registration approval;
(3) The goods referred to by the trademark have excellent quality and after-sales service among similar goods in the province or domestically, and have a good reputation among the relevant public High visibility and good market reputation;
(4) The sales volume, tax amount, profit, market share and other economic indicators of the goods referred to by the trademark are leading among similar goods in the province or domestically;< /p>
(5) The trademark registrant has strict measures for the use, protection and management of product trademarks. Article 9 To apply for recognition of a famous trademark, the following documents or materials shall be submitted:
(1) Application form;
(2) Relevant certificates or copies proving the applicant’s qualifications;
(3) Relevant documents or information on the quality of the goods referred to by the trademark issued by relevant departments or industry associations at or above the provincial level;
(4) Relevant departments or industry associations at or above the provincial level Relevant documents or information issued on the sales volume, tax amount, profit, market share and other major economic indicators of the goods referred to by the trademark in the past three years and their ranking in the same industry in the province or domestic country;
(5) The advertising release of the trademark;
(6) Relevant information on the use, management and protection of the trademark;
(7) Other documents related to the popularity of the trademark . Article 10 If a trademark registrant believes that its trademark complies with the provisions of Article 8 of these Regulations, it may apply for recognition of a famous trademark to the industrial and commercial administration department of the districted city where it is located.
The industrial and commercial administrative department of a city divided into districts shall complete the review within 20 days from the date of receipt of the application for famous trademark recognition. Those deemed to meet the qualifications will be recommended to the provincial industrial and commercial administration department; those deemed not to meet the qualifications will not be recommended and the application will be returned with a written explanation of the reasons. Article 11 If a trademark registrant applying for recognition of a famous trademark has objections to the review opinion of disapproval, he or she may submit a review application to the provincial industrial and commercial administration department.
The provincial industrial and commercial administration department will make a review decision within 20 days from the date of receipt of the review application. If the reasons for the application are valid, the application shall be accepted by the provincial industrial and commercial administration department; if the reasons for the application are not valid, the application shall not be accepted and the reasons shall be explained in writing.
The review decision of the provincial industrial and commercial administration department is final. Article 12: After receiving an application for famous trademark recognition recommended by the districted city’s industrial and commercial administration department, the provincial administrative department for industry and commerce shall investigate and review the application materials and provide review opinions within sixty days. Those deemed to meet the recognition conditions will be submitted to the famous trademark review committee for review; those deemed not to meet the recognition conditions will be returned with a written explanation of the reasons. Article 13 The Famous Trademark Review Committee is organized and established by the provincial industrial and commercial administration department and is responsible for the review of famous trademarks.
The composition, qualifications, term of office and review procedures of the famous trademark review committee shall be stipulated by the provincial industrial and commercial administration department and reported to the provincial government for record.
Article 14 The Famous Trademark Review and Adjudication Board shall review and demonstrate the authenticity and accuracy of the application materials. Whether a registered trademark meets the conditions specified in Article 8 of these Regulations must be approved by more than two-thirds of the members of the Famous Trademark Review and Adjudication Board. confirm. Article 15 The Provincial Administration for Industry and Commerce will recognize those trademarks that have been confirmed as well-known trademarks by the Famous Trademark Review and Adjudication Committee, issue a "Hebei Province Famous Trademark Certificate", and make an announcement in provincial newspapers and periodicals; for those that have not been recognized as famous trademarks , return the application materials and explain the reasons in writing. Article 16 A famous trademark shall be valid for three years from the date of recognition. Within three months before the expiration of the validity period, the famous trademark registrant may apply to the provincial industrial and commercial administration department for renewal, and the renewal will be granted if the conditions specified in Article 8 of these Regulations are met. Each extension is valid for three years.
If a famous trademark has not gone through the renewal procedures after its expiration date, the words and logo of "Hebei Famous Trademark" shall not be continued to be used. Article 17 When a trademark registrant applies for recognition of a famous trademark, he shall pay an evaluation fee. The specific fee standards shall be stipulated by the Provincial People's Government.