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Is it infringement to add words to well-known trademarks?
It depends. If the added words are indistinguishable and have the same name, the infringement is judged. A trademark approved and registered by the trademark administration authority according to law. Trademark registration requires legal conditions and procedures. One of the following acts is an infringement of the exclusive right to use a registered trademark: (1) using the same trademark as its registered trademark on the same commodity without the permission of the trademark registrant; (2) Without the permission of the trademark registrant, using a trademark similar to its registered trademark on the same kind of goods, or using a trademark identical with or similar to its registered trademark on similar goods is likely to cause confusion; (3) selling goods that infringe upon the exclusive right to use a registered trademark.

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Article 57 of the Trademark Law of People's Republic of China (PRC)

One of the following acts is an infringement of the exclusive right to use a registered trademark: (1) using the same trademark as its registered trademark on the same commodity without the permission of the trademark registrant; (2) Without the permission of the trademark registrant, using a trademark similar to its registered trademark on the same kind of goods, or using a trademark identical with or similar to its registered trademark on similar goods is likely to cause confusion; (3) selling goods that infringe upon the exclusive right to use a registered trademark; (4) Forging or unauthorized manufacturing of registered trademark marks of others or selling forged or unauthorized registered trademark marks; (five) without the consent of the trademark registrant, the registered trademark is changed and the goods with the changed trademark are put on the market again; (6) Deliberately facilitating the infringement of the exclusive right to use a trademark of others and helping others to commit the infringement of the exclusive right to use a trademark; (seven) causing other damage to the exclusive right to use a registered trademark of others.