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Can trademarks use logo shapes at will?
1. The Trademark Law stipulates that the following marks shall not be used as trademarks:

(1) identical with or similar to the national name, national flag, national emblem, military flag and medal of People's Republic of China (PRC), and identical with the names and graphics of specific place names or landmark buildings where the central state organs are located;

(2) identical with or similar to the name, national flag, national emblem or military flag of a foreign country, except as agreed by the government of that country;

(3) identical with or similar to the name, flag and emblem of an intergovernmental international organization, except with the consent of the organization or not easily misleading the public;

(4) identical with or similar to the official marks and inspection marks indicating the implementation of control and guarantee, unless authorized;

(5) identical with or similar to the names and symbols of the Red Cross and Red Crescent;

(six) with ethnic discrimination;

(seven) exaggerated propaganda and deception;

(eight) harmful to socialist morality or other adverse effects.

2. The following signs shall not be registered as trademarks:

(a) only refers to the common name, figure and model of the commodity;

(2) directly indicating only the quality, main raw materials, functions, uses, weight, quantity and other characteristics of commodities;

(three) other lack of distinctive features.

A trademark listed in the preceding paragraph may be registered as a trademark if it has obvious characteristics and is easy to identify after use.

3. It is forbidden to copy, imitate or translate other people's well-known trademarks: