If the Trademark Office decides not to accept and renew the trademark application filed before the implementation of the decision to amend the Trademark Law, and the parties bring an administrative lawsuit, the people's court shall apply the amended Trademark Law when examining it. (Paragraph 1 of Article 5 of the Interpretation)

The Trademark Office decided not to accept an application for trademark objection filed before the implementation of the decision to amend the Trademark Law. If a party brings an administrative lawsuit, the people's court shall apply the trademark law before the amendment when examining it. (Article 5, paragraph 2)

2. Administrative cases against trademark review by the Trademark Review and Adjudication Board.

Before the implementation of the decision to amend the Trademark Law, the parties concerned applied for reexamination of the trademarks that were not approved for registration. After the implementation of the decision, the Trademark Review and Adjudication Board made a reexamination decision or ruling. If the parties brought an administrative lawsuit, the people's court should apply the amended Trademark Law when reviewing. (Paragraph 1 of Article 6 of the Interpretation)

The Trademark Review and Adjudication Board shall make a decision to approve the registration of an application for trademark reexamination accepted before the implementation of the revision decision of the Trademark Law, and the people's court shall not accept the application if the party brings an administrative lawsuit; The Trademark Review and Adjudication Board has made a decision not to register after the implementation of the decision. If a party brings an administrative lawsuit, the trademark law before the amendment shall apply when the people's court examines the relevant litigation rights and subject qualifications. (Paragraph 2 of Article 6 of the Interpretation)

The Trademark Review and Adjudication Board shall accept a trademark that has been approved for registration before the implementation of the decision to amend the Trademark Law, and make a reexamination decision or ruling after the implementation of the decision. If a party brings an administrative lawsuit, the people's court shall apply the revised Trademark Law to the examination of relevant procedural issues and the revised Trademark Law to the examination of substantive issues. (Article 7 of the Interpretation)

3. Calculation of the time limit for trademark administrative litigation cases

If the Trademark Office and the Trademark Review and Adjudication Board make a decision or ruling on a trademark case accepted before the revision decision of the Trademark Law comes into effect, and the parties bring an administrative lawsuit, the people's court shall, when determining whether the decision or ruling complies with the provisions of the Trademark Law on the review period, count the review period from the date when the revision decision comes into effect. (Article 8 of the Interpretation)