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The situation of invalid trademark
Legal analysis: (1) The registered trademark has obvious defects.

1 violates the prohibitive provisions of the trademark law.

2. Obtaining registration by deception.

(2) Obtaining registration by improper means.

1. Infringe upon the prior rights of others.

2. Malicious registration. This means that the registered trademark owner violated the principle of good faith when applying for registration, and maliciously applied for registration of other people's influential trademarks and well-known trademarks. The specific circumstances of malicious registration are:

(1) Pre-register trademarks that have been used by others and have certain influence;

(two) the trademark applied for registration on the same or similar goods is a well-known trademark copied, imitated or translated by others, and it is not registered in China, which is likely to cause confusion;

(3) The trademark applied for registration on different or similar goods is a copy, imitation or translation of a well-known trademark registered in China by others, which misleads the public and may harm the interests of the registrant of the well-known trademark;

(4) Without authorization, the agent or representative registers the business target of the principal or representative in his own name;

(5) The trademark contains a geographical indication of the commodity, and the commodity does not come from the area marked by the mark, and the trademark owner maliciously applied for registration and obtained approval.

(3) Disputes over registered trademarks

Legal basis: Trademark Law of People's Republic of China (PRC).

Article 44 Paragraph 1 Where a registered trademark violates the provisions of Articles 10, 11 and 12 of this Law, or is registered by deception or other improper means, the Trademark Office shall declare the registered trademark invalid; Other units or individuals may request the Trademark Review and Adjudication Board to declare the registered trademark invalid.

Article 45 Where a registered trademark violates the provisions of Article 13, paragraphs 2 and 3, Article 15, Article 16, paragraph 1, Article 30, Article 31 and Article 32 of this Law, within five years from the date of trademark registration, the prior obligee or interested party may request the Trademark Review and Adjudication Board to declare the registered trademark invalid. For malicious registration, the owner of a well-known trademark is not limited by five years.