The compulsory use of a registered trademark itself requires the trademark registrant to be responsible for the goods on which the trademark is compulsorily used. The goods that must use trademarks in our country are human medicines and tobacco products. The law requires the mandatory use of registered trademarks for these two types of goods, which is conducive to the supervision of trademark registrants and the strict management of special goods.
If it is found that the goods are shoddy, passed off as inferior, and deceived consumers, necessary sanctions can be imposed on the illegal behavior through the management of trademark use.
Specifically, for goods that must use a registered trademark, if the trademark is not used or the trademark is used without registration, the local industrial and commercial administration department can exercise administrative law enforcement power and order it to apply for registration within the prescribed period. , ban the sale of its products on the market, stop advertising and publicity, seal or confiscate its trademarks, and may impose fines depending on the circumstances.
Why do these products need registered trademarks?
The reason why drugs must use registered trademarks is that drugs are directly related to people's health and life safety. On the one hand, the use of registered trademarks can prevent unqualified companies from producing drugs, thereby supervising and controlling the production conditions of pharmaceutical companies. On the other hand, drug quality can be supervised in daily supervision and management, thereby promoting the improvement of drug quality.
Tobacco product trademark requirements are intended to control the production of tobacco products. Tobacco production can bring huge benefits to our country, but also has adverse effects on people's health. Therefore, the production of tobacco products nationwide is strictly controlled, and the sale of unapproved products (because of their trademark registration) cannot be obtained to control Unplanned construction of cigarette factories and strict control over the production of tobacco products.
According to the notice of the State Administration for Industry and Commerce, the publication of goods must use registered trademarks. The use of these drugs for humans must use registered trademarks, including proprietary traditional Chinese medicine (including medicinal wine), chemical raw materials and their preparations. , antibiotics, biochemical drugs, radioactive drugs, serum vaccines, blood products and diagnostic drugs; tobacco products include cigarettes, cigars and packaged tobacco.
Although my country’s Trademark Law generally implements a voluntary registration system, not all trademarks used on goods are subject to the voluntary registration principle. Therefore, the state strictly controls the production of tobacco products. Unapproved products cannot be sold (because they cannot obtain trademark registration), thus controlling the construction of unplanned tobacco factories and strictly controlling tobacco products. of production.
According to the State Administration for Industry and Commerce’s “Notice on the Announcement of Goods That Must Use Registered Trademarks”, human medicines that must use registered trademarks include Chinese patent medicines (including medicinal wine), chemical raw materials and their preparations, and antibiotics. , biochemical drugs, radioactive drugs, serum vaccines, blood products and diagnostic drugs; tobacco products include cigarettes, cigars and packaged tobacco.
Although my country’s trademark law generally implements a voluntary registration system, not all trademarks used on goods implement the principle of voluntary registration.
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