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CNIPA’s Regulations on Collective and Certification Trademarks: keypoints highlighted

By Ai-Leen Lim | Posted on April 17, 2024

The regulations contain 28 provisions across several critical topics Registrants of collective and certification marks must implement several acts to carry out their trademark management duties Registrants do not have the right to prohibit certain legitimate uses of geographical names contained in collective and certification marks The China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) issued the...

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