Article 6 bis Trademarks: well-known trademarks.
(1) Each country of the Union promises to refuse or cancel the registration of the trademark which is well-known in the country where the trademark is registered or used, belongs to the person entitled to enjoy the benefits of this Convention, is used on the same or similar goods, and is liable to cause confusion, and prohibits its use, if permitted by domestic laws. Where the main part of a trademark constitutes a copy or imitation of the above-mentioned well-known trademark, which is likely to cause confusion, these provisions shall also apply.
(2) The request for revoking the trademark is allowed for at least five years from the date of registration. The countries of the Union may set a time limit within which a request for prohibition of use must be made.
(3) No time limit should be set for requesting cancellation of registration or prohibiting the use of maliciously acquired trademarks.
Two. 1On August 4th, 996, the State Administration for Industry and Commerce promulgated the Interim Provisions on the Recognition and Administration of Well-known Trademarks.
Three. 200 1 12 1 The revised Trademark Law adds provisions on the protection of well-known trademarks.
3. The Provisions on the Recognition and Protection of Well-known Trademarks, which came into effect on June 1 2003, is also an express provision for the protection of well-known trademarks.