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Perspective

Oct. 24, 2013

Trademark law in China gets first makeover in 12 years

Long-awaited amendments to China's trademark laws were finally passed and published Aug. 30. By Britt L. Anderson, Winnie W.N. Chan and Xianjin Tian


By Britt L. Anderson, Winnie W.N. Chan and Xianjin Tian


The long-awaited amendments to the Trademark Law of the People's Republic of China were finally passed by the National People's Congress and published Aug. 30. The new Amendment to the Trademark Law of the People's Republic of China will come into effect May 1, 2014.


Among several notable changes, the new law improves the ability of trademark owners to counter bad-faith trademark squa...

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