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China Targets Repeated Bad-Faith Trademark Registration under Anti-Unfair Competition Law

By Gabrielle Zou | Posted on October 14, 2026

On April 20, 2026, the Supreme People’s Court of China (“SPC”) released a list of the top 10 intellectual property law cases of 2025. The cases cover patent (invention and design), trademark, copyright and unfair competition. One selected case involved applying the Anti-Unfair Competition Law to regulate continuous, repeated bad-faith trademark registrations. The SPC confirmed...

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