Tobacco products are compulsory to use registered trademarks.

Article 20 of the 1991 "Tobacco Monopoly Law of the People's Republic of China" stipulates: "Cigarettes, cigars and packaged cut tobacco must apply for trademark registration. Without approval and registration, they shall not be produced. , sales.” Therefore, tobacco products are still mandatory products that must use registered trademarks before they can be sold in the market.

Article 41 of the 1984 "Drug Administration Law" stipulates: "Except for Chinese herbal medicines and Chinese herbal medicine pieces, medicines must use registered trademarks; if they are not approved for registration, they shall not be sold on the market. Registered trademarks must "Indicate on drug packaging and labels." In 2001, the "Drug Administration Law" was revised and the above provisions were cancelled. Therefore, pharmaceuticals for human use are no longer goods that must use registered trademarks.

Article 6 of the newly revised "Trademark Law" stipulates: "For goods that are required to use registered trademarks by the state, they must apply for trademark registration. If the registration is not approved, they may not be sold in the market." Compared with the original trademark law, The difference is that the "Trademark Law Implementation Regulations" do not clearly stipulate which goods must use registered trademarks. It only clarifies in Article 4: The goods that must use registered trademarks stipulated by the state refer to the goods that must use registered trademarks stipulated by laws and administrative regulations. commodity.