The so-called malicious cybersquatting refers to the act of preempting the registration of trademarks, domain names or trade names that others have used and have certain influence in this field or related fields by improper means for the purpose of making profits. The following are the legal provisions on malicious cybersquatting: Article 32 of the Trademark Law stipulates that "a trademark that has been used by others and has certain influence shall not be registered first by improper means". Therefore, "malicious cybersquatting" means that the applicant applies for registration of a trademark that has been used by others but has not yet been registered in his own name in an unreasonable or illegal way. Legal basis: According to Article 32 of the Trademark Law, the Trademark Office shall notify the applicant for trademark registration in writing of a trademark whose application is rejected or not announced. If the applicant for trademark registration is not satisfied, he may apply to the Trademark Review and Adjudication Board for reexamination within 15 days from the date of receiving the notice, and the Trademark Review and Adjudication Board shall make a decision and notify the applicant in writing. If a party refuses to accept the decision of the Trademark Review and Adjudication Board, he may bring a suit in a people's court within 3 days from the date of receiving the notice.