“打擦边球”或面临严惩

Core Viewpoint - The draft amendment to the Trademark Law was submitted for review, aiming to strengthen trademark registration, management, and protection, while imposing stricter penalties for trademark infringement and malicious registration practices [1]. Group 1: Trademark Law Amendment - The draft consists of 9 chapters and 84 articles, focusing on improving the trademark registration, management, and protection systems [1]. - The amendment addresses issues such as malicious registration of trademarks like "Bing Dwen Dwen" and "Gu Ailing," and invalidates misleading registered trademarks like "Shu Shang Shu" and "Qian He 0+" [1]. Group 2: Trademark Registration and Management - The amendment consolidates trademark registration conditions into a dedicated chapter, clarifying that trademarks applied for without the intent of use or exceeding normal business needs will not be registered [1]. - Enhanced protection for well-known trademarks is included, prohibiting the registration of others' well-known trademarks across different or unrelated goods, regardless of registration status [1]. Group 3: Enforcement and Penalties - The draft introduces provisions for misleading use of registered trademarks, allowing enforcement agencies to mandate corrections within a specified timeframe, with fines of up to 50,000 yuan for non-compliance [1]. - In severe cases, the State Council's trademark management department can revoke the registered trademark [1].