Article 31 of my country’s Trademark Law stipulates that applying for trademark registration shall not damage the existing prior rights of others, nor shall unfair means be used to preemptively register a trademark that is already used by others and has a certain influence. The prior rights mentioned in this article refer to rights that others have acquired or enjoyed in accordance with the law and are protected by law before the applicant for a registered trademark files an application for a registered trademark. Prior rights include both prior trademarks and other prior rights. 1. Applications for trademark registration of earlier trademarks must not conflict with previously registered trademarks. Among the prior trademarks, there are two relatively special trademarks. One is a trademark that has been used before the trademark application date and has a certain influence. Although the trademark has not been registered, the trademark owner can use this to fight against malicious preemptive registration by others. The other is a well-known trademark. Even if a trademark is not registered, it can fight against other people's trademark applications or registrations in opposition or cancellation procedures, and can directly prohibit others from using it. A well-known trademark registered in one category can, under certain conditions, fight against others registering and using its trademark on different or dissimilar goods, and even claim damages. 2. Other prior rights Other prior rights mainly include personal rights such as name and portrait rights, copyrights, design patent rights, company name rights, unique names of well-known commodities, rights to use packaging or decoration, geographical indication rights, and special signs. rights, Olympic logo rights and World Expo logo rights, etc. When applying for trademark registration, a trademark registration applicant should properly examine prior rights that may conflict with the trademark applied for registration to avoid the registration application being rejected or the registered trademark being revoked. Trademark registration