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Trademark
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28 articles · Latest update 13 Sep 2026
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28 articles
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06 Sep 2026
Trademark Invalidation in China
Invalidation attacks a registered China trademark. Absolute grounds (bad faith, prohibited signs, no-intent-to-use) and relative prior-right grounds have different clocks. It is t…
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06 Sep 2026
Trademark Opposition in China
After CNIPA publishes a trademark application, a short opposition window lets prior-right owners and some interested parties try to stop registration. Miss it, and you are usually…
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06 Sep 2026
Customs IP Recordal and Border Enforcement in China
China Customs can act against imports and exports that infringe China-protected trademarks, copyrights and related rights, or patents. A General Administration of Customs recordal…
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06 Sep 2026
Bad-Faith Trademark Filings in China
China’s first-to-file system attracts squatters. The Trademark Law now targets bad-faith filings without intent to use, hoarding, and copying others’ marks. Opposition, invalidati…
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14 Aug 2026
Trademark Cancellation for Three-Year Non-Use in China
A registered China trademark may be cancelled where it has not been used for three consecutive years without a justified reason. Any entity or individual may apply, but current CN…
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07 Aug 2026
OEM Trademark Infringement in China: Export and Customs (2026)
Not legal advice. Trademark and Customs outcomes are fact-specific. Do not treat “OEM for export” as a statutory safe harbour.If the mark is made in China, China trademark law and…
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06 Aug 2026
Trademark Squat Response Checklist (Free)
Legally reviewed by: Zihang Duan, Trademark Counsel (Songjiang Brand Law Firm), for China trademark squatting, opposition and brand enforcement scope. Last legally reviewed: 7 Aug…
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06 Aug 2026
Buying Back a Squatted Trademark in China (2026)
Not legal advice. A buy-back is a CNIPA assignment, not a WeChat transfer. Paying a squatter is usually not a crime; paying without a recordable assignment is how you pay twice.So…
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06 Aug 2026
China Trademark Opposition vs Invalidation vs 撤三 (2026)
Not legal advice. This page chooses the CNIPA door. Opposition SOP, 撤三 SOP and buy-back are sister pages. Opposition is 3 months now; 2 months in the 2026 revision text (expected…
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06 Aug 2026
Trademark Opposition in China
A Chinese trademark opposition challenges an application during the statutory period after preliminary publication and before registration. The opponent should verify the official…
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06 Aug 2026
Trademark Squatters in China
China’s trademark system generally rewards the first valid applicant, so overseas use or ownership of a foreign registration does not automatically secure the corresponding mark i…
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05 Aug 2026
Overseas Trademark Protection for Chinese Brands (2026)
Not legal advice. A China registration does not protect a US listing or an EU shop. Official fees change — this page does not quote them.Going global with a Chinese brand is a new…
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30 Jul 2026
China Trademark Registration — First-to-File
Mainland China is a first-to-file trademark system. Use in another country, or even use in China without a filing, generally does not beat an earlier CNIPA application except in l…
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