1. What are the relevant regulations on the prohibition of well-known trademarks in China? 1. According to the relevant laws of our country, a trademark applied for registration on the same or similar goods is a copy, imitation or translation of someone else’s well-known trademark that has not been registered in China. , which is likely to cause confusion, will not be registered and is prohibited from use. 2. Legal provisions: Article 13 of the "Trademark Law of the People's Republic of China" If the holder of a trademark that is well known to the relevant public believes that its rights have been infringed, it may apply for well-known trademark protection in accordance with the provisions of this law. If a trademark applied for registration on the same or similar goods is a copy, imitation or translation of someone else's well-known trademark that has not been registered in China and is likely to cause confusion, it will not be registered and its use will be prohibited. If a trademark applied for registration for different or dissimilar goods is a copy, imitation or translation of a well-known trademark that has been registered in China by others, misleading the public, and causing the interests of the registrant of the well-known trademark to be potentially damaged, registration will not be granted and use will be prohibited.
2. What materials are needed to apply for well-known trademark recognition? In addition to submitting an application report for well-known trademark recognition, you also need to truthfully fill in the "Well-known Trademark Recognition Application Form" and provide corresponding supporting materials. 1. A copy of the business license of the applicant for well-known trademark recognition; 2. If the applicant for well-known trademark recognition entrusts a trademark agency to act as an agent, a letter of authorization signed by the applicant or an authorization agreement signed by the applicant and the trademark agency ( Contract); 3. The main economic indicators of the main goods or services using the trademark in the past three years (copies of each annual financial statement or other statements stamped with the applicant’s special financial seal and the special seal of the local finance and taxation department, and industry certification should be provided The materials should be issued by national-level industry associations or national-level industry administrative departments); 4. The sales or operation status and regions of the main goods or services using the trademark at home and abroad (relevant main sales invoices or copies of sales contracts should be provided 5. The registration status of the trademark at home and abroad (the registration status of the trademark in all categories of goods or services and in the country or region where it is located should be listed, and a copy of the corresponding trademark registration certificate should be provided); 6. The registration status of the trademark The trademark's advertising status in recent years (relevant main advertising contracts and copies of advertising pictures should be provided); 7. The earliest use and continuous use time of the trademark (the earliest sales invoice or contract for the goods or services using the trademark should be provided or The earliest advertisement of the trademark or a copy of the trademark registration certificate); 8. Other documents proving the fame of the trademark (such as a copy of the famous provincial trademark, etc.). The above knowledge is the editor’s answer to relevant legal issues. According to the relevant provisions of my country’s laws, if a trademark applied for registration on the same or similar goods is a copy, imitation or translation of someone else’s well-known trademark that has not been registered in China, and is likely to cause confusion, it shall not be used. Registered and prohibited from use. If you need legal help, please come to us for legal consultation.