Legal analysis: Legal. The meaning of trademark squatting has gone through two stages of development. In the first stage, the objects of trademark squatting are basically limited to unregistered trademarks. At this stage, the connotation of trademark squatting has been further expanded, that is, the act of applying for registration of a trademark or a well-known trademark that is already well-known to the public on non-similar goods or services is also a squatting registration.

Legal basis: "Trademark Law of the People's Republic of China"

Article 19 Trademark agencies shall abide by the principle of good faith, abide by laws and administrative regulations, and act in accordance with the principles of the agents The agent shall handle the trademark registration application or other trademark matters as entrusted by the agent; the agent shall have the obligation to keep confidential the principal’s business secrets learned during the agency process. If the trademark applied for registration by the client may be prohibited from registration under this Law, the trademark agency shall clearly inform the client. If a trademark agency knows or should know that the trademark applied for registration by the client falls under the circumstances specified in Articles 4, 15 and 32 of this Law, it shall not accept its entrustment. In addition to applying for trademark registration for its agency services, a trademark agency shall not apply for registration of other trademarks.

Article 33: For a trademark that has been initially approved and announced, within three months from the date of announcement, the prior right owner or interested parties believe that it violates paragraph 2 and paragraph 2 of Article 13 of this Law. Paragraph 3, Article 15, Paragraph 1 of Article 16, Article 30, Article 31, and Article 32, or any person believes that it violates Articles 4, 10, and Article 11, Article 12, and Article 19, paragraph 4, may file an objection with the Trademark Office. If there is no objection at the expiration of the announcement period, the registration will be approved, a trademark registration certificate will be issued, and the announcement will be made.