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China Trade Dress
/ Influential Mark Protection Assessor

Interactive China legal orientation tool. Review the result with the relevant legal guide and qualified counsel where facts or local implementation matter.

Legal assessmentPRC lawAssumption-led estimate

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02Get estimate
03Check assumptions
04Verify or escalate

Compliance screen

Claimed product name, packaging, decoration or business identifier has acquired 'certain influence' in the relevant market?

Claimed element is distinctive/non-functional enough to identify source rather than merely describe product?

Defendant uses an identical/similar sign without authorization?

Use is likely to cause source confusion or mistaken association?

Plaintiff has evidence of sales, advertising, geographic scope, duration and recognition before defendant's use?

Legal basis

Scope

Article 7 of the 2025 revised Anti-Unfair Competition Law protects influential product names, packaging, decoration and other covered identifiers without requiring trademark registration, but market influence and likelihood of confusion must be proven.

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Tool typeLegal assessment

ScopeNational framework first

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