Legal basis
Chapter IV of the Regulations for the Implementation of the Trademark Law of the People's Republic of China stipulates that "alteration, transfer and renewal of a registered trademark": if a registered trademark is transferred, the transferor and transferee shall submit an application for the transfer of the registered trademark to the Trademark Office. The application procedures for the assignment of a registered trademark shall be handled by both the assignor and the assignee. Where the Trademark Office approves an application for assignment of a registered trademark, it shall issue a corresponding certificate to the transferee and make an announcement. Where a registered trademark is transferred, if the trademark registrant fails to transfer the same or similar trademark registered on the same or similar goods together, the Trademark Office shall notify him to make corrections within a time limit; If it is not corrected within the time limit, it shall be deemed as giving up the application for transferring the registered trademark, and the Trademark Office shall notify the applicant in writing. Article 32 Where the exclusive right to use a registered trademark is transferred due to other reasons than transfer, such as inheritance, the party accepting the exclusive right to use the registered trademark shall go through the formalities for the transfer of the exclusive right to use the registered trademark at the Trademark Office with the relevant supporting documents or legal documents. Where the exclusive right to use a registered trademark is transferred, the same or similar trademarks registered by the exclusive right to use a registered trademark on the same or similar goods shall be transferred together. If it is not transferred together, the Trademark Office shall notify it to make corrections within a time limit. If no correction is made within the time limit, it shall be deemed as giving up the application for transferring the registered trademark, and the Trademark Office shall notify the applicant in writing. If the application for trademark transfer is approved, it shall be announced. The party accepting the transfer of the exclusive right to use the registered trademark shall enjoy the exclusive right to use the trademark from the date of announcement.