Legal basis: Trademark Law of People's Republic of China (PRC).
Article 15 If an agent or representative registers the principal or the trademark of the principal in his own name without authorization, and the principal or the principal objects to it, it shall not be registered and the use thereof shall be prohibited. Where the trademark applied for registration on the same or similar goods is the same as or similar to the unregistered trademark previously used by others, and the applicant has a contract, business relationship or other relationship with others other than those specified in the preceding paragraph, knowing that the trademark of others exists, and others raise objections, registration shall not be granted.
Article 16 Where a trademark contains a geographical indication of a commodity, and the commodity does not originate from the area marked by the indication, which misleads the public, it shall not be registered and its use shall be prohibited; However, the registration in good faith continues to be effective. The geographical indications mentioned in the preceding paragraph refer to the indication that a commodity originates from a certain region, and the specific quality, reputation or other characteristics of the commodity are mainly determined by natural factors or human factors in the region.