Article 8 of the "Trademark Law of the People's Republic of China" stipulates that trademarks applied for registration in China shall not use the following words and graphics: 1. The same country name, The national flag, national emblem, military flag, and medals are the same or similar; 2. The name, national flag, national emblem, military flag, and medals of a foreign country are the same or similar; 3. The flag, emblem, or name of an intergovernmental international organization is the same or similar; 4. The same or similar signs and names as "Red Cross" and "Red Crescent"; 5. The common name and graphics of this product; 6. Directly indicating the quality, main raw materials, functions, uses, weight, and quantity of the product and other characteristics; 7. Ethnic discriminatory; 8. Exaggerated propaganda and deceptive; 9. Harmful to socialist morals or have other adverse effects. Place names of administrative divisions at or above the county level in China or foreign place names known to the public may not be used as trademarks, except where the place names have other meanings; registered trademarks using place names will continue to be valid.