No. The following signs shall not be used as trademarks:
1. Identical with or similar to the national name, national flag, national emblem, military flag and medal of the People's Republic of China, and identical with the names of specific places where the central state organs are located or the names and figures of landmark buildings;
2。 Identical with or similar to the name, national flag, national emblem and military flag of a foreign country, unless the government of that country agrees;
3。 Identical with or similar to the name, flag or emblem of an intergovernmental international organization, except with the consent of the organization or not easily misleading the public;
4。 Identical with or similar to the official marks and inspection marks indicating the implementation of control and guarantee, unless authorized;
5。 Identical with or similar to the names and symbols of the Red Cross and the Red Crescent;
6。 With ethnic discrimination;
7。 Exaggerated propaganda and deceptive;
8。 Harmful to socialist morality or other adverse effects. Geographical names of administrative divisions at or above the county level or foreign geographical names known to the public shall not be used as trademarks. However, unless the place names have other meaning or are part of collective trademarks or certification trademarks; Registered trademarks using geographical names shall remain valid. In most countries, the following situations are not considered to have obvious characteristics:
(1) Trademarks adopt commodity names or graphics commonly used in this industry. If "cow" is used as the trademark pattern of milk powder, because cow is a common commodity pattern in this industry, the trademark does not have obvious characteristics and cannot be registered.
(2) geographical names are adopted for trademarks. According to international practice, many countries and regions prohibit the use of geographical names as trademarks, because geographical names cannot distinguish different commodity producers and operators.
(3) Trademarks are only composed of characters and graphics that indicate the quality, main raw materials, or functions and uses of goods. Such as "cashmere" plush and "gold" pens. The adoption of such trademarks will confuse goods with other similar goods.
(4) The trademark consists of simple Arabic numerals. Taking Arabic numerals as trademarks; It will make it difficult to identify, and it will also cause misunderstanding when used in some goods. For example, the trademark used for shoes is easily confused with the size. Most countries stipulate that digital trademarks are not allowed to be registered. For example, the application for registration of "555" brand batteries produced in Guangzhou in Pakistan, Kenya and other countries has not been approved. Different countries have different scales in examining the distinctive features of trademarks. The Japanese Trademark Law and the China Trademark Law have roughly the same provisions on distinctive features, but require that the trademark must use one or more specified colors. The provisions of the French trademark law are relatively loose. All marks that can be used to identify products, goods or services, such as surnames, aliases, place names, labels, emblems, branding, prints, stamps, illustrations, pictures, reliefs, letters, numbers and inscriptions, can be used as trademarks of industry, commerce or service industries. Britain and the United States implement a two-part system of trademark registration, and the requirements for trademarks registered in Part A (master book) are stricter than those registered in Part B (deputy book). According to the British Trademark Law, anyone who applies for registration as a trademark of Part A must meet at least one of the following conditions: (1) The company, brand name, name or personal name are expressed in a unique shape;
(2) the signature style of the applicant or the predecessor of the enterprise;
(3) one or several original words;
(4) one or more words that have no direct connection with the characteristics or quality of the goods, but they must not be geographical names or surnames;
(5) Other notable features.
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Legal basis: Article 1 of the Trademark Law of the People's Republic of China
The following marks shall not be used as trademarks:
(1) The same as or similar to the national name, national flag, national emblem, national anthem, military flag, military emblem, military song and medal of the People's Republic of China, and the name of the central state organ.
(2) identical with or similar to the name, national flag, national emblem and military flag of a foreign country, except with the consent of the government of that country;
(3) identical with or similar to the name, flag, emblem, etc. of an intergovernmental international organization, unless it is approved by the organization or is not easy to mislead the public;
(4) identical with or similar to the official marks and inspection marks indicating the implementation of control and guarantee, unless authorized;
(5) identical with or similar to the names and symbols of the Red Cross and the Red Crescent;
(6) having ethnic discrimination;
(7) deceptive, which easily leads the public to misunderstand the quality and other characteristics of the goods or the place of origin;
(8) It is harmful to socialist morality or has other adverse effects.
the names of administrative divisions at or above the county level or foreign names known to the public shall not be used as trademarks. However, unless the place names have other meaning or are part of collective trademarks or certification trademarks; Registered trademarks using geographical names shall remain valid.